A KOREAN EIGHT-FOLD HWAJO (BIRDS AND FLOWERS) SCREEN JOSEON DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY In minhwa (folk) style, each panel painted in ink and colour on paper, with stylised birds and other animals depicted in vivid colours on the buff ground, the paintings possibly mounted on a later frame, the painted panels 79cm x 26cm, the screen 148cm x 340cm overall. P rovenance: a private British collection, acquired in Korea in the 1970s. Birds and flowers were the most common and popular subjects in minhwa paintings due to their brilliant colours. Birds are usually depicted as a male and female pair, which symbolizes conjugal harmony and a peaceful home.