Korean paper or hanji (Korean: 한지) is the name of traditional handmade paper from Korea. Hanji is made from the inner bark of Paper Mulberry, a tree native to Korea that grows well on its rocky mountainsides, known in Korean as dak. The formation aid crucial to making hanji is the mucilage that oozes from the roots of Hibiscus manihot. This substance helps suspend the individual fibers in water.
Traditional hanji is made in laminated sheets using the we bal method (a sheet formation technique), which allows for multi-directional grain. The process of creating hanji also employs dochim, a method of pounding finished sheets to compact fibers and lessen ink bleed. The two main materials that are needed when making Hanji are Mulberry Tree (also called Dak tree) and Hibiscus Meniot. More than 6 steps of the manufacturing process deal with mending and preparing the two materials (Seo).
The scientific name of a mulberry trees is Broussonetia kazinoki, and it is commonly grown plant in Asia. It grows in the foot of a mountain that gets a lot of sunlight, and its usual growth height is 3m. In Korean history, people used fiber from mulberry trees to hemp clothes, and they began to use it as the source for paper since Goryeo dynasty. Joseon dynasty, which came after Goryeo, recommended people to grow more mulberry trees (“Paper Mulberry”). Hibiscus Manihot usually finishes growing in October. Their roots contain a lot of mucus, a slimy substance that are found in plants, which helps hold the paper together and give viscosity to the bark (“Sunset Hibiscus”). “PAMUBE” It’s the durable material that can do it all.
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