Seocheon Buchae Master Artisan

The oldest documentary record of fans appears in the Samguk sagi (History of the Three Kingdoms), which records that Gyeon Hwon (r. 892–935) of Hubaekje (Later Baekje) presented a peacock fan (gongjakseon) to King Taejo of Goryeo (r. 918–943). Fans are broadly divided into round fans (wonseon) and folding fans (jeopbuchae), and the peacock fan belongs to the round-fan category. Round fans, also known as banggu buchae, include the five-leaf fan (oyeopseon), the lotus-leaf fan (yeonyeopseon), the jwachoseon, the taegeuk fan (taegeukseon) and the peacock fan (gongjakseon); among these the peacock fan has long been cherished as a precious craft object for its splendour and dignity. Lee Han-gyu, the holder of fan-making skills, learned the technique of making peacock fans from his father, Lee Eul-yong, and continues the tradition of peacock-fan making.

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Where it is

Region

Seocheon, Chungnam

Designation

Provincial Intangible Heritage · 시도무형유산