We have looked at the potential of 'Hanji' – that is traditional Korean handmade paper made from the inner bark of Broussonetia papyrifera, colloquially known as paper mulberry – combined with cotton in a previous post that featured Hanji paper bags.
If you like this material, but prefer art pieces rather than accessories, check out the current assortment of Hanji panel abstractions currently available from the Tatami Antiques site.
As you may remember from previous posts, this independent online marketplace for Japanese antiquities often offers intriguing textile pieces and ideas for fashion designers, including patterns, kimonos and mini-kimonos for dolls (the item is sold by kikue, a seller specialised in Korean antiquities).
The panels (sizes vary as the black ones are larger, around 25 x 25 cm; while the white tiles are smaller, around 20 x 20 cm) are made of compressed Hanji and come in black or white. It is worthwhile remembering here that the black colour is obtained by dyeing the handmade paper with charcoal.
The texture is extremely interesting as their surface is irregular and rough: the white tiles look a bit like large rice crackers and they are also thinner than the chunkier black panels.
The black tiles were made at the studio of Jang Yong-hoon, operated by an artisan of South Korean Intangible Cultural Property; the white panels were made by Park Sung-man, one of leading Hanji artisans with more than 50 years experience in the field.
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