Appreciating calligraphy and painting is a joyful experience. Artists of the Joseon Dynasty and early modern Korea captured dynamic moments with delicate observation. It’s also a pleasure to follow the traces of a brush on paper or silk and to encounter skillfully applied colors. Many of the animals and plants depicted in these paintings symbolize hopes and wishes for prosperity, happiness, peace, and longevity. For example, grapes symbolize abundance and longevity, wild geese and reeds wish for