이화여자대학교박물관

Extant examples of Korean paintings, broadly defined, include prehistoric rock wall carvings, Goguryeo (37 B.C.-668) murals dating from the 4th century, Goryeo (918-1392) Buddhist paintings, and paintings from the Joseon dynasty (1392-1910). Some 80 Joseon dynasty paintings by about 50 artists, including Jeong Seon (1676~1759) and Kim Hong-do (1745~?), created from the 16th to the early 20th century, were put on display according to the artist's year of birth. The paintings were also arranged according to motif, such as landscape, genre, sagunja (four gracious plants: plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo), flowers, flowers and birds, grass and insects, fishes and crabs, miscellaneous animals, and hermits. This exhibition was intended to contribute to research on the history of Joseon painting.