Art in Artisan Ep16
- 10 years ago
In every home of Korean traditional upper class where manners and virtues are valued, bamboo trees could be easily found in the garden...
With their strong and firm posture and unbending characteristic, the bamboo has been believed to be a holy plant symbolizing loyalty, filial piety, and fidelity.
Among bamboo trees, those of black color are called Crow Bamboo, or 'Ojuk' in Korean. Because of their beautiful and diverse colors, they are more preciously valued than other types of bamboo...
There is an artisan who has been making craftsworks out of this Ojuk Crow Bamboo for 40 years - it is master artisan Yoon Byeong-Hoon.
With their strong and firm posture and unbending characteristic, the bamboo has been believed to be a holy plant symbolizing loyalty, filial piety, and fidelity.
Among bamboo trees, those of black color are called Crow Bamboo, or 'Ojuk' in Korean. Because of their beautiful and diverse colors, they are more preciously valued than other types of bamboo...
There is an artisan who has been making craftsworks out of this Ojuk Crow Bamboo for 40 years - it is master artisan Yoon Byeong-Hoon.