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Two-Tier Chest This durable and practical wooden chest used for storing clothes is lavishly decorated with a mother-of-pearl inlay design.

 In the past, Korean craftsmen and women developed a wide range of techniques to produce the items they needed at home.

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Buchaechum (Fan Dance) A traditional form of Korean dance usually performed by groups of female dancers

 Korean people have inherited a great variety of folk dances such as salpurichum (spiritual purification dance), gutchum (shamanic ritual dance), taepyeongmu (dance of peace)

Read more: North Korea Folk Dance

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“Myeong-Seon (Meditation with Tea)” by Kim Jeong-hui (pen-name: Chusa, 1786–1856) (Joseon, 19th century)

 Painting has always been a major genre of Korean art since ancient times. The art of ancient Korea is represented by the tomb murals of Goguryeo (37 BCE– 668)

Read more: North Korea Painting and Calligraphy

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Performance of Yeomillak (“Joy of the People”) court music composed during the reign of King Sejong in the 15th century

 The term gugak, which literally means “national music,” refers to traditional Korean music and other related art forms including songs, dances, and ceremonial movements.

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