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Show 7 n Korea it is always to be regretted when a pure craft, or pamcular method of exccuting that craft, is dmmbcdeven Lhoug]l th old methods are somewhat crude and technically inferior o the new proces paper of both Korea and Japan will become almost identical. To be sure the Japanese method of making paper by hand is distinctly superior i many ways to that of Korea, but I am always a little chagrined whe standardization, even though it be u.nnomlcally expedicn, enters int realms of native craftsmanship. I am glad that I was privileged to sec old paper village of Ompei and othcr papermaking districts of Kore before this eventual change take Itis difficult to become cmhusmsuc regarding the handmade paper of B day China. In the past most excellent paper has been made i ncient country, and at the present time there are a vast number o = handmade mills in operation, but for the most part the paper is no only crude, but lacking in even aesthetic quality- handmade paper ma lack finesse of workmanship and yet have a certain charm through artisti feeling. Most of the handmade e of szan combine both technica per pleasing artistic qualities, and the papers of Korea whil not of high cmfim\anshlp, do possess certain characteristics that give the marked distinction. Much of the handmade paper of present-day cmm however, is not only devoid of expert \vorl:mamhip, but makes no pr or .issumpuon that it has any degre . T peclally tru he product made from. bamboo, this pamculzr paper i fibnmud for religious and u n purpose wher goodness of qualit and artistry are not cmual Paer had its inception in Ching, and fo Alrights reserved |