{"id":481,"date":"2021-03-14T12:44:50","date_gmt":"2021-03-14T16:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/book-arts-baltimore\/?p=481"},"modified":"2021-03-14T12:49:48","modified_gmt":"2021-03-14T16:49:48","slug":"korean-hanji-paper-preserving-a-cultural-heritage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/book-arts-baltimore\/korean-hanji-paper-preserving-a-cultural-heritage\/","title":{"rendered":"Korean Hanji Paper &#8211; Preserving a Cultural Heritage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hanji (Korean: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\ud55c\uc9c0\/\u97d3\u7d19<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) is the traditional handmade paper from Korea. It is made from the inner bark of mulberry, a tree native to Korea and Hibiscus meninot, which helps suspend the individual fibers in water.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Traditional hanji is made in laminated sheets using the traditional\u00a0 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">we bal<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">dochim<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> method. It revolves putting the sheet in water and pounding finished sheets to compact fibers and lessen ink bleed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Making hanji: Korean papermaking by Shin Hyun Se\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1_nWOO10ODk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Historically, hanji paper is used for various reasons, but mostly for recording the country&#8217;s history during the Three Kingdoms period (57 BCE\u2013668 CE). Despite being paper, Hanji is extremely tough, water-proofed and versatile. Because of its durability and availability, hanji is also used to cover floors, walls, ceilings, windows, and doors in traditional Korean houses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/book-arts-baltimore\/files\/2021\/03\/Writing-on-Hanji-paper.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-482\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/book-arts-baltimore\/files\/2021\/03\/Writing-on-Hanji-paper-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"415\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/book-arts-baltimore\/files\/2021\/03\/Writing-on-Hanji-paper-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/book-arts-baltimore\/files\/2021\/03\/Writing-on-Hanji-paper-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/book-arts-baltimore\/files\/2021\/03\/Writing-on-Hanji-paper.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Traditional Hangul on Hanji paper<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nowadays, with the rise of technology and globalization, Hanji soon fell into forgotten as people prefer the cheaper and less labour-intensive paper from China. However, recognized as a National Heritage and Treasure, efforts are being made to revive the Hanji industry. One of the most notable is the transformation of Hanji into elaborate artworks, that encompasses both 2D and 3D.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hanji is also becoming more and more accessible internationally as people and artists recognize its advantages and beauty in producing quality artistics projects.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/book-arts-baltimore\/files\/2021\/03\/Hanji-Lampshade.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-483\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/book-arts-baltimore\/files\/2021\/03\/Hanji-Lampshade-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"479\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/book-arts-baltimore\/files\/2021\/03\/Hanji-Lampshade-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/book-arts-baltimore\/files\/2021\/03\/Hanji-Lampshade-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.goucher.edu\/book-arts-baltimore\/files\/2021\/03\/Hanji-Lampshade.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Modern Hanji lampshade<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hanji (Korean: \ud55c\uc9c0\/\u97d3\u7d19) is the traditional handmade paper from Korea. 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