Korean Art
The Chinese influence, manifested for the first time in the period of the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD), there was always intense in the art of Korea. The most remarkable works of this period is murals in tombs of the northern kingdom and Buddhist sculptures of the southeast Paiktse kingdom, which also affected the Japanese sculpture. The period of “Great Sheila”, when all the kingdoms united (668-918), is dominated by the influence of art of the Tang dynasty (eg, majestic Buddhist sculptures and reliefs of the mid-eighth century). In Koryo period (918-1392), Confucianism inspired a series of artists-scholars, such as, for example, Kang Hui (1419-1465). The painting of this period is based on the principles of Chinese art and its subjects are inspired by Chinese poetry and Chinese landscapes of the Sung period. By Chung Sohn (1676-1759), there is a turn towards the Korean landscape as inspiration. Intellectuals artists indulge in elegant, calligraphy studies of chrysanthemum, orchid and bamboo leaves, while the official portraits are largely standardized, despite the skill that characterizes them.