Painting of Auspicious patterns “Love"

korean decorative painting

korean decorative painting is a cute and warm picture with the hope that we will live happily. Since early times, our ancestors have expressed their wish to live happily ever after, by borrowing from nature. Now, listen to the story of a flower and a bird. You can feel the warmth of korean decorative painting.

Paintings of flowers and birds

Hwajo-do , as word hwajo means flowers and birds, is a painting in which flowers and birds are harminized. In addition, birds commonly appear in pairs, symbolizing marital bliss, virtuous deeds, and harmonious relationships. So, it was a papular custom, for example, to decorate a newlywed couple’s room or ladies’ quarters, anbang, with a hanging scroll or screen of flowers and birds.

Painting of Auspicious Patterns

Munja-do was created with the intention of achieving the desired wish through letters with moral or auspicious meanings. The most elaborate from munja-do, called hyoje-do, depicts eight Chinese characters representing eight moral principles: filial piety, brotherly love, loyalty, trust, propriety, rightousness, honor and sense of disgrace. The eight are sometimes combined with other auspicious motifs. Taken together, they create overlapping meanings, while offering the viewer an engaging visual experience. As time goes by, Munja-do shows more emphasis on painting. Sometimes the form of a letter was almost ignored, focusing more on decorating rather than on the meaning of the letter. So, the middle form of writing and painting was drawn gradually. Interesting and various painting were drawn, and many painters recreated and painted these in modern times.