The Silent Resonance of Ink In the turbulent dawn of the twentieth century, as Korea grappled with the heavy shadows of colonial rule and a desperate search for national identity, Lee Sang-beom emerged as a master of quiet resistance and profound beauty. His life, spanning from 1897 to 1972, was not merely a chronicle of personal achievement but a mirror to a nation in flux. Through the delicate medium of sumukhwa, or traditional ink w…