Craftsmanship of Najeon, mother-of-pearl inlay (Republic of Korea)
Nomination: Representative List 2011
EN: Tools and materials for najeonchilgi (lacquer ware with mother-of-pearl-inlay) production.
EN: Applying refined lacquer on the vessel with a brush.
EN: Painting with diluted black lacquer and oil.
EN: Drawing an ouline to make a pattern with sangsa (thin strips of mother-of-pearl).
EN: Inlaying with a series of thin, pointed strips of mother-of-pearl.
EN: Adding decorative hardware onto the finished piece.
EN: Filling the wood grain with clay putty.
EN: Boiling.
EN: Song Bang-ung, learning skills from Song Ju-an, his father and teacher.
EN: Lee Hyeong-man, concentrating on juleumjil (technique using cut out motifs).
EN: Najeon master Song Bang-ung's work
EN: Coloring mother-of-pearl
EN: Gluing mother-of-pearl
EN: Drawing patterns
EN: Cutting off and placing mother-of-pearl with a pointed tool
EN: Cutting off and placing mother-of-pearl with a pointed tool
EN: Spraying water to control humidity for drying lacquered wood
EN: Najeon master Lee Hyung-man working on a chest
EN: The master giving a lesson to children
EN: Filling cracks in wood with lacquer
