Traditional Korean Art

A LOOK AT

The first art forms from Korea date back to 3000 BC, during the Stone Age, and include early examples of votive sculptures and petroglyphs.

INTRODUCTION

The Korean traditional arts consist of music, calligraphy, painting, pottery, and Korean crafts. 

TRADITIONAL ARTS

Another early Korean type of pottery was called Mumun pottery, which appeared around 2000 BC and is identified by larger structures with minimal to no decoration and was mostly used for storage and cooking.

POTTERY

EXAMPLES OF TRADITIONAL KOREAN ART

Seogamni Gold Buckle of Pyeongyang (c. 108 BC)

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Fragment of a Mural Featuring a Horse Rider (57 – 668 AD)

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Ssireum (Korean Wrestling) (18th Century) Kim Hong-Do (Danwon)

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Portrait of Yi Chae (1892) From the Joseon Dynasty

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