| "Passion For Korea" Tour Day 10 (April 14, 2006) Pan Asia Paper Museum www.papermuseum.co.kr |
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The wooden box frame (in the bottom
right) is used to make hanji. A mat of
bamboo sticks (similar to, but a little
bigger than, the bamboo mats used to
make sushi) is placed at the bottom of
the box frame.
right) is used to make hanji. A mat of
bamboo sticks (similar to, but a little
bigger than, the bamboo mats used to
make sushi) is placed at the bottom of
the box frame.
Next, you swish the box frames back
and forth from left to right in the murky
water containing mulberry (dak) pulp.
and forth from left to right in the murky
water containing mulberry (dak) pulp.
When you take the bamboo mat out
of the frame, there will be a layer of
pulp on the mat. Here, the master
hanji maker is taking the sheet of pulp
off the mat.
of the frame, there will be a layer of
pulp on the mat. Here, the master
hanji maker is taking the sheet of pulp
off the mat.
The sheet of pulp is then put through
rollers (see bottom of photo) which
sqeezes out excessive water. When it
comes out of the rollers, it is placed on
the stainless steel table, which actually is
like a hot frying pan. After letting the
sheet dry out on both sides, you lift the
sheet off the table and you have hanji.
rollers (see bottom of photo) which
sqeezes out excessive water. When it
comes out of the rollers, it is placed on
the stainless steel table, which actually is
like a hot frying pan. After letting the
sheet dry out on both sides, you lift the
sheet off the table and you have hanji.
We explored the city of Jeonju for 2 days. Jeonju is the capital of the North Jeolla Province and
has a population of about 622,000. It is considered the center of art and culture in Korea. We
started our culture education by visiting the Pan Asia Paper Museum, where we each made our
very own sheet of hanji (traditional Korean paper). The traditional technique for making hanji is
called Wae Bal Ddeu Gi and is time consuming. Here, we used the modern techinique to make a
sheet of hanji in about 5 minutes. It was simply amazing.
has a population of about 622,000. It is considered the center of art and culture in Korea. We
started our culture education by visiting the Pan Asia Paper Museum, where we each made our
very own sheet of hanji (traditional Korean paper). The traditional technique for making hanji is
called Wae Bal Ddeu Gi and is time consuming. Here, we used the modern techinique to make a
sheet of hanji in about 5 minutes. It was simply amazing.
