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3. Koreanartsincludetraditionsincalligraphy,music,painting
andpottery,oftenmarkedbytheuse of naturalforms,
surfacedecorationandboldcolorsor sounds.Theearliest
examplesof Koreanartconsistof StoneAgeworksdating
from3000BC.

4. Has always been a major genre of
Korean art since ancient times. The art
of ancient Korea is represented by the
tomb murals of Goguryeo (37 BCE-668),
which contain valuable clues to the
beliefs of the early Korean people about
humanity and the universe, as well as
to their artistic sensibilities and
techniques.

6. “Kim Hong-do, A Cat and a Butterfly,
eighteenth century, Gansong Art Gallery”

7. Yi Ahm (1499-?), Mother Dog, fifteenth
century, National Museum of Korea

8. Amitabha and Eight Great
Bodhisattvas, Goryeo
scroll from the 1300s.
Goryeo Dynasty
(918-1392)
During the Goryeo
(Koryo) period
(918-1392),
painters
proliferated as
many aristocrats
took up painting
for intellectual
stimulation, and
the flourishing of
Buddhism created
a need for
paintings with
Buddhist motifs.
Though elegant and
refined, the
Buddhist paintings
of the Goryeo period
might seem gaudy
by today's
standards. During
the Goryeo era,
artists began the
practice of painting
scenes based on
their actual
appearance, which
became common
later during the
Chosun period.

9. was developed in Korea under
the influence of China, is the
art of handwriting in which
the beauty of the lines and
forms of characters and the
energy contained in brush
strokes and subtle shades of
ink are appreciated. While
calligraphy is an independent
genre of art, it has been
closely related to ink and
wash painting because these
forms use similar techniques
and the tools commonly
called the "Four Treasures of
the Study

10. Korean pottery developed a
distinct style of its own, with
its own shapes, such as the
moon jar or Buncheong sagi
which is a new form between
earthenware and porcelain,
white clay inlay celadon of
Goryeo, and later styles like
minimalism that represents
Korean Joseon philosophers'
idea.

12. Hanji literally means “the paper of Korea.”
Traditionally it is made using fibres from
the bark of a mulberry tree, a material
known for its strength and resistance to
decomposition – the reason why Korea
has managed to preserve some of the
oldest surviving printed materials in the
world. Hanji is used in a variety of
different crafts as well as modern art, for
example Joung Young-ju’s collection The
Living City which will be displayed at the
Pontone Gallery in London until 5 July
2020

13. The term najeonchilgi refers to a
traditional inlaying technique
using mother-of-pearl, the
iridescent layer that forms the
inside of mollusk shells. Some of
the most ornate examples of
chests and other lacquer
furniture can be seen in Korea’s
museums, but you’ll find smaller
and more affordable lacquerware
including boxes and mirrors in
most markets – their uniqueness
and beauty makes for a brilliant
souvenir.
(Lacquerware inlaid with mother-of-pearl)

14. Traditionally, Korean folding fans or
hapjukseon were made using hanji
and decorated with poems,
calligraphy or landscape paintings.
They were used for a variety of
purposes; the upper classes bought
fans to keep cool in the summer or
as a stylish accessory, while pansori
(Korean opera) singers waved the
fans during performances and
tightrope walkers used them to
maintain balance.

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