Ottchil Hanji Baeksubaekbok passport wallet  

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Korea traditional products
100% Handmade


Baeksubaekbok : Baeksubaekbok means longevity and full of blessings and it was inscribed on folding screens used during grand festivals at royal palaces in the past to wish the king’s long and blessed life.
“Baek” symbolizes the plenty and complete, and means longevity and full of blessings of the king and his descendants.
May your precious life also be filled with blessings and long life.

Ottchil : If a cut is made on the surface of lacquer tree, grayish white milky resin comes out from the cut. It is called “Chil”. “Ottchil” is a quality coat which has been most valued for coating metals or woods from old times. Since it is an eco-friendly and expensive material manufactured in a small quantity, it is mostly used for high-class artworks.
Merits of “Ottchil” are durability, bactericidal property, deodorization, heat resistance, electromagnetic wave absorption, no endocrine-disrupting chemicals contained, high gloss, anticancer compound contained, insulation, insecticidal property, insect repellent, waterproof, and gastrointestinal protection.

Hanji : “Hanji” is a traditional paper made by processing paper mulberry in a method native to Korea. “Hanji”, made of natural stuff including paper mulberry fiber and mulberry fiber by a traditional manufacturing method, has a soft and tough texture of the nature as it is while giving us the liveliness as if breathing alive.