From the prehistoric pictures found inside caves lined with rocks to the folk art paintings of the Joseon Dynasty, the author here provides investigations into the artistic features relating to specific periods of time. This is a book that traces the archetypes of "style" or meot by translating Korean traditional art from the perspectives of life and human beings. Author of Korean Paintings of Custom, is an art historian. Byung-mo Jung, an art historian, authored The Korean Folk Art Paintings, which has been published in Chinese as 韓國風俗畫 by the Commercial Press of China.