Chaesangjang - Bamboo Master Craftsperson

Seo Han-gyu learned how to handle bamboo strips prior to learning to speak. Needless to say, he has quite a bit of experience in bamboo weaving.

In the small village of Manseong-ri of Damyang-eup, he was born into a family of bamboo craftsmen. The village was surrounded by dense bamboo forests.

The skills he learned from his parents eventually earned him an honorary title, "Chaesangjang" which is an honorary title given by the Korean government to a master crafts-person who possesses a high level of skill and knowledge in the Korean traditional art of weaving colored bamboo strips into boxes and baskets.


Currently, he has produced 37 designs with his own styling and unique color combinations and patterns.

This aesthetic art eventually led him to be awarded the Presidential Prize in the 7th National Craft Contest in 1982.

As a result, he was invited to the USA to give a demonstration of chaesang waving in Lincoln Memorial Hall, Washington DC.












Here is a site that contains more information on him:
http://www.antiquealive.com/masters/m12/master12_view2.html