Preface

I. Prehistoric Painting
Petroglyphs, the Origin of Korean Painting
Craft Designs of the Bronze Age

II. Painting of the Three Kingdoms Period
Goguryeo Tomb Murals: Changes and Implications
Painting of the Unified Silla Period

III. Painting of the Goryeo Period
The Characteristics of Goryeo Buddhist Painting
The Emergence of Painting for Appreciation
New Trends after the Mid-Goryeo Period

IV. Painting of the First Half of the Joseon Dynasty
Literati View of Painting and the Establishment of Painting and Calligraphy
as a Hobby
Classical Landscapes and Realistic Landscapes
New Developments in Portraiture
The Popularity of Bird-and-Flower Painting

V. Painting of the Latter Half of the Joseon Dynasty
The Appreciation of Art and Changing Attitudes toward the Production and Consumption of Painting
The Introduction and Development of New Techniques
The Rise of True-View Landscapes
The Development of Genre Painting
Types and Characteristics of Decorative Court Painting
The Mood of Good Fortune and Extravagance: Boom in Folk Painting
New Tastes in Flower Painting

VI. Traditional Painting in the Modern Era
The Dominance of the Owon Style
The Birth of “Eastern Painting”
The Revival of “Korean Painting”