3. Genre paintings in Korea
There are various types of Korean genre painting dating back from the pre-history period to the Joseon dynasty.
It can be classified to 3 types depending on characteristic
Genre Painting on Religion
Korean genre painting started from the pre-historic period, appearing in the ancient tomb mural of the Three Kingdoms, ancient tomb mural of Balhae’s period, an
Baekje
In addition to these Goguryeo tomb paintings, one of the tombs from Baekje during the later period when their capital was at Buyeo contains very fine examples of wall paintings with depiction of animals. In Buyeo itself, may fine tiles have been discovered with landscape designs that also display the artistic sensitivities of the artisans of this period.
of events, from the starting till the end. For example, when drawing a portrait of a King, the King’s commands, the artists used, payment of the artists, and amount ofpaint used and so on, were recorded.
These records acted as the guidelines for the kings, bureaucrats, and practically all the people in the palace and perhaps are the main reason how Joseon was able to last for over 500 years.
of Changdeokgung Palace. While working as a tour guide at the royal palace, I gave many tours for locals and global tourists and met lots of people who were interested in Korean royal palaces, and traditional Korean culture.
I found that there were many questions tourists wanted to know about the past of Korea. For instance, North and South American tourists asked me about how Joseon dynasty
a silent but powerful expression
placid and genial.
He preferred to capture the mundane affairs of common people.
1.Who is Shin Yun-Bok? What do we know about him?
2. Introduction of his famous paintings
- About feast and enjoyment
- Lovers
- Women’s everyday life
- Obscene pictures (like pornography)
3. Conclusion
- His values of his paintings