Folk-painting are commonly categorized by its contents.
 
 1. Flower, bird, and insect
   Most common contents; represents wealth, happiness,
   fecundity(especially for male) and love between husband and wife.
 
 
2. Animal
   Represents exorcism.
 
3. Landscape
   Represents unison of human and nature.
 
4.Fish
   Represents success, love and education.
 
5. Customs
   Represents social mores.
 
6. Words
   Words which represent ethics and virtue are written with drawing of flower or animal.
 
7. Stationary
   Reflects the importance of education.
 
8. Ten Symbols of Longevity
    Drawing of ten things which believed to have eternal youth.
    (Sun, cloud, pine, bamboo, crane, deer, turtle, water, rock and herb of eternal youth)
 
9. Map
    Illustrating unique beauty from abstractive formation.
 
10. Worship
   Illustrating gods they worshiped.