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The symbolism of a bamboo and the esthetic sense with integrity and simplicity are properly consistent with an ideal view on human and an esthetic taste of confucian scholars who led the overall culture and established the Joseon Dynasty. The ink bamboo paintings mostly simplify or dispense with the details since the spiritual meaning is considered important in the technical features of the ink bamboo paintings. These features based on the basic expression are coincide with traits of the Korean Chinese poetry which expresses the feeling under the fixed rule. Therefore, the ink bamboo painting and the painting poetry are regarded as a familiar art and created with a long tradition by the noble literati. Painting poetry featuring the bamboo could be classified into three aspects; revealing the integrity and the simplicity of the bamboo, revealing a drawing technique of the ink bamboo paintings, revealing a feeling of appreciating an oriental painting.