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Korean silk patchwork wrapping cloth
STYLE8 MIN READ

How the lines of Korean jogakbo are made

From choosing remnants and enclosing seam allowances to contemporary work with walls and light, follow the construction and changing uses of Korean patchwork cloths.

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Colored paper stacked in an Insadong shop
STYLE8 MIN READ

How bark becomes a sheet of Korean hanji

Follow steaming, alkaline cooking, beating, sheet formation and finishing to see how Korean paper becomes a window surface, a conservation material and a sculptural medium.

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Goryeo trefoil covered box with chrysanthemums, about the twelfth century
STYLE8 MIN READ

How Korean lacquerware turns shell into light

From cloth-covered wood and two ways of cutting shell to layered lacquer: actual Goryeo, Joseon and contemporary boxes reveal the work behind the shine.

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White porcelain moon jar with a short neck and a rounded body
STYLE8 MIN READ

Why is a Korean moon jar not perfectly round?

Two clay halves, a kiln that changes their shape, and a name adopted much later: the moon jar brings together the work of making a vessel and the changing ways of looking at it.

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Quilted jacket, nineteenth century. Seok Juseon Memorial Museum, Dankook University; photograph via the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture.
STYLE9 MIN READ

Hanbok: a garment and a way of wearing it.

From ribbon tying and quilted layers to brooches, uniforms and alterations: actual garments show how hanbok making meets another occasion of wear.

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