The folk paintings were drawn by anonymous artists during the Joseon Dynasty without being restricted by the authorities. The genuine and honest feelings of ordinary people and the sense of beauty are freely expressed therein, allowing modern people to feel the sense of beauty and emotion of traditional Korean people. In particular, folk paintings show instructive elements (a book that displays character pictures and paintings) that prevail in a Confucian society, lucky omen elements (flower, bird, and landscape paintings), and folktales. The characters found in such paintings freely satirize the stories
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