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Show 7 weighted with huge stones in much the same manner as the primitiv press of Kachi shown in phologmph 40. The paper intended for use o the floors of Korcan hou t be thicker thanit is possible to form i e cal e together, thus forming on thick sheet. At Ompei the sheets arc combincd by means of heavy hammer or stampers which are raised and allowed to fall upon the paper with grea force, a man constantly shifting the sheets from side to side upon a platfor under the hammers so that the blows fall on all parts of the paper, reducin it to one compactlayer. The paper is then placed on the ground and allowe photograph 61 the heavy sheets are used on the floors of nativ houses they are dlpptd in oil which renders the material exmadmgly toug and firm, making a most substantial floor covering and one that is entirel practical when the manner of heating the Korean All Korcan paper is made by the method just described, but for th papers used r writing and printing the material is dried upon boards a practised by the Japanese handmade papermakers. The specimens o Korean paper appended will give a clear conception of the constructio of the "laid" bamboo moulds, as well as of the degree of perfection reache y the papermakers of Korea. It is not likely that there will ever be market for these papers in Europe or America, and the makers apparentl have no interest in adjusting them to Occidental requirements. For th most part Korean papers are folded before being sold, which does no interfere with local use, but renders them totally unft for Westernprmuu he fact must not be overlooked that the papcrmakmg of Ompei is exceedingly backward and undeveloped, even for Korca, and that w particula village represents the craft in its most prllmtlvc stage. While the genera only necessary to examine the original examples of paper from the tw countries to apprehend the technical differences Al rights reserved |
