O Se-chang
O Se-chang (, 6 August 1864 – 16 April 1953), art name Wichang (), was a Korean politician, politician, writer, calligrapher-painter (), and Korean independence activist. He is known for his writings on Korean calligraphy-paintings and epigraphy, such as ''Geunyeok seohwi'' () and ''Geunyeok insu'' (), ''Geunyeok seohwajing'' (), an encyclopaedia of Korean art history, as well as his active engagement in journalism, art, and politics. Early life O Se-chang was born into the ''jungin'' class as the eldest son of O Gyeong-seok (, 1831–1879), interpreter () of Chinese and collector of calligraphy and paintings. He came from a wealthy family with eight generations of translator-interpreters, and benefited from access to the family's collection of rare books, paintings, and metal and stone rubbings, as well as a progressive atmosphere in gaining new knowledge at the end of the nineteenth century, as Joseon began to Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876, open its ports and undergo socio-po ...
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