나주시문화관광

Owner : Kim Chun-sik(man, September 13, 1936) Designated date : 31729 Naju, which was the cultural center of the southwestern region of the Korean peninsula, has long been famous for its exceptional wooden crafts due to extensive interchanges with the nobility. Of the wooden crafts, najuban is most well-known. Najuban is solid, durable and practical, and it is one of most iconic small portable rectangular dining table, along with Tongyeongban. Of particular note, all of the small circular portable dining tables coated in lacquer (otchil) used to serve food to the king in the Joseon Dynasty were all made in Naju. Najuban was made high-quality wood obtained from ginkgo trees and the Geumgang pine, and zelkova was also used for the natural wood pattern. Najuban was generally coated with lacquer (otchil) to give it a transparent red sheen and is made to be solid and durable. It was so popular with commoners that people would say that all of the lacquered wooden ware produced after the late Joseon period were made in Naju. In 1986, najuban was designated as Intangible Cultural Heritage No. 14. The najuban making process is thought to have been passed down by Park Pan-gu, Lee Seok-gyu and his son Yi Un-yeon, Wu Sang-uk, and Jang In-tae. Kim Chun-sik currently possesses the skills to make najuban. He learned the techniques and skills from Jang In-tae, a student of Lee Seok-gyu, and his son is currently studying this art to carry on this legacy.