The Charm of Traditional Crafts Showcased by Future National Heritage Repair Artisans

Traditional Culture Education Center 'National Heritage Repair Craftsmen Future Exhibition'

The Traditional Culture Education Center of Korea National University of Cultural Heritage is holding the 'National Heritage Repair Craftsmen Future Exhibition' at Deoksugung Dondeokjeon from the 17th to the 28th. The exhibition showcases forty works created by trainees who have completed the national heritage repair craftsmen training course. Each piece is a precise reproduction of artifacts found in museums or traditional temples, recreated using traditional techniques. The education center stated, "Visitors will be able to appreciate the elegance of traditional crafts and the excellence of traditional repair skills."

The works vary in techniques such as dancheong (traditional multicolored paintwork), mosa (copying images or calligraphy exactly), lacquer coating, woodworking, metal fittings, and gilding. In particular, lacquer coating, dancheong, and gilding display the production process step by step. Dancheong refers to the colorful patterns and decorative paintings applied to wooden buildings, while mosa is the skill of precisely copying images or writings by observation.