preface
Joobong's house
Characters

The friendship between Gyeomjae and Sacheon blossomed through true landscape paintings
Jeong Seon's "Inwangjesaekdo"

The rich scent of plum blossoms in the red skirt
Jeong Yak-yong's "Plum Blossom Disease System"

A journey to find colorful butterflies, as if flying in a dream.
Nam Gye-u's "Hwajeopdo"

A dream paradise with peach blossoms in full bloom
An Gyeon's "Dream Journey to the Peach Blossom Land"

A lush midsummer green spread across a sheet of paper
Kang Hee-eon's "Signed Calligraphy"

If even the last journey of life is that beautiful
Jeong Seon's "Cheongpunggyedo"

Little Dharma crossing the sea on a reed leaf
Kim Hong-do's "Left-handed Landscape"

The scent of autumn blooming after overcoming the frost
Kim Hong-do's "Hanjeongpum Gukdo"

Even in the cold years, my heart toward my teacher remains unchanged.
Kim Jeong-hui's "Sehando"

My bamboo planted in my heart
Lee Jeong-ui's "Ink Bamboo Painting"

I will return, and walk in the garden every day, enjoying it.
Electric's "Gwigeoraedo"

A Thousand-Year Moon, Ten Thousand-Year River: Drawing the Scholar's Ideal
Portraits of historical figures and landscape paintings

Reference books
Image source

A masterpiece painting from the Joseon Dynasty reborn as a cartoon.
A feast of the sensibilities of Joseon Dynasty scholars unfolds!

Our old paintings have come to us as beautiful cartoons.
In the world of old paintings, realized in comics that are accessible and relatable to both adults and children, we vividly experience the daily lives, struggles, joys, and ideals of the scholars of the time.
The Korean-style cartoon, which harmonizes with old paintings, takes readers on a journey through the Joseon Dynasty, transcending hundreds of years of time.
We are immersed in the sensibilities of the painters of the time in the paintings of representative painters of the Joseon Dynasty, such as Jeong Seon, Kim Hong-do, Nam Gye-u, Kim Jeong-hui, Jeong Yak-yong, Kang Hui-an, An Gyeon, and Yi Jeong, as well as in paintings containing the ideals and philosophy of Joseon scholars, such as portraits of historical figures and landscapes.


A warm, emotional, heartbreaking, and heartwarming story filled with laughter.
Meet the special moments in old paintings and the special hearts of old people!

The twelve stories introduced in this book are based on diverse backgrounds and materials.
〈Sehando〉 and 〈Plum Blossom Painting〉 are cartoons depicting the content of the inscriptions in the paintings, while 〈Inwangjesaekdo〉, 〈Jwasudohaedo〉, and 〈Gosa Figure Painting·Sansu Figure Painting〉 are cartoons depicting the reasons for painting the paintings or the content related to the people.
〈Hanjeongpum Gukdo〉 and 〈Hwajeopdo〉 are cartoons that imagine the events of the time through the expression of the painting, while 〈Sainhwiho〉, 〈Mukjukdo〉, and 〈Dream Journey to the Peach Blossom Land〉 are cartoons that bring the world of the painting into modern daily life.
〈Gwigeuraedo〉 is a cartoon that expresses the ideas of Tao Yuanming's 〈Gwigeuraedo〉, and 〈Cheongpunggyedo〉 is a cartoon that organizes the content of the communication and exchange between modern people and people of the past in a way that dreams and reality intersect.


The story that introduces the painting is sad, emotional, and sometimes humorous.
Nam Gye-woo's "Hwadapdo" (Flower Butterfly Painting), which earned him the nickname "Nam Butterfly" for drawing butterflies that his younger sister, who was sickly from birth and whose world was confined to a single room, loved; Jeong Yak-yong's "Plum Blossom and Flower Painting", which depicts a father's regret for not being able to see his daughter's marriage while in exile and his prayers for her happiness on the hem of his wife's skirt; and Kim Jeong-hui's "Sehando", which depicts a man expressing gratitude for his disciple Lee Sang-jeok who served him steadfastly despite the trend of pursuing profit and power. As you follow the stories told by old paintings and the stories woven together by modern protagonists, you will find yourself not just appreciating the paintings, but living and communicating with them.


A painting that caught my eye and heart, a painting I wanted to keep forever.
I am deeply moved by the sounds and scents in the picture!

The pictures introduced in this book are ones that I was vaguely familiar with.
These are paintings that I came to love after seeing them.
The last page of each chapter introduces the historical background surrounding the painting, as well as the social conditions, values, and trends of the time.
Readers experience the spirit and history of the times through the stories of the painting trends that were popular at the time and the people they were friends with.
By introducing other paintings by the same artist or other artists with the same subject or theme, you can enjoy a rich variety of interpretations and expressions of a single subject.
This book is not only filled with paintings by Joseon Dynasty painters, but also features bamboo paintings by Tan Eun Lee Jeong, the great-grandson of King Sejong, the painting of chrysanthemums by King Jeongjo, and portraits of historical figures and landscapes that express various themes and thoughts. This adds to the enjoyment of reading this book and broadens the horizon of understanding of Korean paintings.