Minhwa

'''''' () refers to Korean folk art produced mostly by itinerant or unknown artists without formal training, emulating contemporary trends in fine art for the purpose of everyday use or decoration. The term was coined by Yanagi Sōetsu.

means "painting of the people" or "popular painting". This type of painting was often the work of anonymous craftsmen who faithfully adhered to the styles, canons and genres inherited from the past. also involved a magical dimension. They were believed to possess beneficial virtues and to protect the owner and his family from evil forces. They feature popular themes such as cranes, rocks, water, clouds, the sun, moon, pine trees, tortoises, insects and flowers. means popular painting or people's art and is traditional Korean folk art from the Chosun era (1392–1910) painted onto paper or on canvas. Yoon (2020) mentions that " is a traditional art form that was intimately connected to the lives of the Korean people, so it best embodies the Korean sentiment" (p. 14).