Gold leaf in various patterns was often used to show the position and prestige of a person both in the East and West. In both of the worlds, gold leaf was most commonly put on furniture ornaments and crafts. But in Korea, textile such as silk was also gilded with gold.

 

This gold leaf workshop has been practicing the craft for five generations. It still uses the same wooden gilding blocks that were once used to gild items in the royal palace to the authority of the monarchy and pray for the prosperity of the kingdom. It’s the history of Korean gold leaf craft in itself. Experience the gold leaf craft that’s imprinted by using traditional methods rather than machine.