This exhibition features paintings of peonies, one of the most frequentlly drawn subjects of the Joseon period. The exhibition introduces for the first time to the public a large ten-fold screen in possession of the National Museum of Korea since the Japanese rule. It is 2 meter high and 6 meter wide when unfolded, and has recently undergone a half-year of restoration for the show. It is an exemplar of the Joseon folding screen, considered as one of the most significant study materials keeping the characteristics of Joseon framing tradition. This exhibition is a rare opportunity to see the Joseon paintings of peonies in ink by Heo Ryeon and of most decoration Shin Myeongyeon, rexpectively.

Screen of Peonies, Anonymous, Joseon dynasty, 18th century AD