Geumbak | |
Korean name | |
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Hangul | 금박 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | geumbak |
McCune–Reischauer | kŭmbak |
Geumbak (Korean: 금박) is a Korean traditional art for applying extremely thin gold leafonhanbok, or other fabrics for decoration. Artisans who specialize in the technique are called geumbakjang (금박장).
Kim Deokhwan (김덕환, 金德煥) has been designated as a Living National Treasure as holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property No. 119.[1][2][3][4]