This paper examine the ‘Antique’ motif of Korean Literature and Art between late 1930’s~early 1940’s focusing on the texts of‘洗眈’ MunJang’(1939~1941), the Journal of Literature and Art. In that period, members of MunJang are fond of Antique motives like pottery, stationery, old bookˇˇas a subject matter or theme of their work. This phenomenon is very interesting because the leaders(artists) of that pheno menon-Lee Tae Jun, Kim Yong Jun, Kim Whan Kiˇˇ-are the pathfinders of Korean Modern Art and Literature in 1930’s. So their Antiquarianism sometimes has been understood as a reactionary phenomenon of Art and Literature. Some researchers regard their Antiquarianism as a decisive influence of Japanese colonialism and Imperialism. However this paper deals with their Antiquarianism as a modernistic resonance. If we look closer their way of treating antique motives, we could find various indications of Modern Art and Society. This result are as follows, 1)compulsive obsession for hygiene(cleanliness), 2) double attitude to the part/integral 3) attempting to achieving the simultaneity of past/present.