Tak Hyeonkyu studied history at Sogang University and received a Ph.D. in art history from the Academy of Korean Studies. He wrote Saimdang’s Garden; Old Pictures, Delightful Stories; Little Conversations on Paintings; and A Study of Bodhisattva Trio Taenghwa of the Joseon Dynasty. He is a researcher at Kansong Art University and also lectures at the Seoul National University of Education, the Gyeongin National University of Education, and Ewha Womans University.

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