Najeonchilgi

During that period, the crafted products were mostly owned by the aristocrats, due to mostly their intricate, magnificent and eloquent designs as well as abstract, beautiful patterns.

[citation needed] Magnificent skills, eye for detailed beauty and immense patience are the three most important qualities associated with the craftsmen of ‘Najeonchilgi’.

This method is followed by filling the gaps within the base with “saengot” or a fresh paint made from clay and the lacquer tree resin.

During the modern days, the mass production as well as newer materials such as cashew lacquer instead of otchil, sometimes create hindrance in terms of durability and authenticity.

[8] Some of the other finest master creators include Song Bang-woong, Sohn Dae-hyun, Jeung Myung-chae, Han Sang-soo, Kim Sun-kap, Lee Hyung-man, and Choi Jong-gwan.

[9] With the help of many art and handicraft exhibitions, fusion work involving diverse mediums but the same essence, Korean cultural organizations and their true admirers have been trying to preserve this tradition and attempting at retrieving its glorious past.