Transcript korean paper art

KOREAN PAPER ART
http://www.hanjiwa.com/
History of paper
• Paper seems to have been invented
around 100 BC in China. In 105 AD, during
Han Dynasty a paper-making industry was
run by the government. Mixing finely
chopped mulberry bark and hemp rags
with water, mashing it flat, and then
pressing out the water and letting it dry in
the sun.
History cont’
• How to make paper
Korean Paper Art
• Paper making method was introduced to
Korea from China around 380 AD with
Buddhism.
• World map
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