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Seonjajang (Fan Making)
  • Manage No, Sortation, Country, Writer ,Date, Copyright
    Manage No EE00002257
    Country Republic of Korea
    ICH Domain Traditional craft skills
    Address
    Jeollabuk-do, Jeonju-si
    Year of Designation 2015.07.08
Description [National Intangible Cultural Heritage, Republic of Korea] Seonjajang is the skill of making a traditional fan and a master artisan who holds such skill. In general, Korean fans are divided into two styles: Danseon, i.e. fans with a large, rounded shape, and Jeopseon, or folding fans. Hapjukseon, a type of folding fan exhibiting a high degree of refinement and sophistication, has been one of Korea’s most representative craft products — along with other craft wares made with mother-of-pearl, metal, lacquer and jade — ever since the Goryeo Dynasty. Hapjukseon were made mainly by artisans at the Seonjacheong, the government office responsible for making fans (located in Jeonju, where the Jeolla Provincial Office was situated during the Joseon Dynasty), and were used for diplomatic purposes and foreign trade. Meanwhile, hapjuk were made of double slips of bamboo originating from Damyang in Jeollanam-do Province, the main production site of bamboo in Korea.
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