Chaekgeori

[1] Developed in the 18th century, chaekgeori was personally propagated by King Jeongjo, a bibliophile who promoted studious learning, and embraced by the aristocratic yangban class of Joseon society.

[1] In the 19th century, chaekgeori spread to the minhwa folk art of the common class, which resulted in more expressionist and abstract depictions, and the diminished prominence of bookshelves as a primary motif.

[2] Some of the depicted items in chaekgeori are of foreign origin from China, Japan, and the West.

Chaekgado incorporated Western linear perspective and shading techniques, and the depicted bookshelves reveal influence of the duobaoge treasure cabinets of the Qing dynasty, though more symmetrical and systematic.

[1] The duobaoge itself was influenced by the European cabinet of curiosities brought into China by Jesuit missionaries.