440 KETORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1891. 



Linen (Sainij^-nio-si). Fine uubleaclicd laniit' cloth. 



Leugtli, 35 feet; width, 14.V iiiclu's. 



Seoul, Korea. 130860 



Collected by Dr. H. N. Allen. 



Used for dresses of both sexes. Proiliiced in sontliern Korea. 



Quilted silk (Pil nu-l)i). IMuk; lined with white silk, stiifited with 

 cotton. Quilted one way, the seams being- narrow. I)(nu'by hand 

 in the palace. The quilting is made to stand up i»rominently by 

 running the rmrroiv scam iron (Into) ahni<i ilie seams. 



Length, 7 feet 7 inclies; wldtli, 13^: inches. 



Seoul, Korea. 130857 



Collected by Dr. H. N. Allen. 



Made into dresses for young men and women. 



PAPER MANUFACTURE. 



Paper is made in Korea from the bark of the fal- tree or paper mul- 

 berry. The shoots of this tree are cut early in the fall; they are at 

 once steamed, stripj)ed, and the dark outer coating- (used in making in- 

 ferior paper) is scraped oft* and the strips are dried. When ready to 

 make the paper, these strips are sprinkled with water and pounded 

 with stones to separate the liber. They are then boiled in weak lye 

 and the mass afterwards steamed and washed clean in fresh water. 

 The stems of a plant called talc i)i>ul, which is cultivated for the pur- 

 pose, are macerated and boiled. The strained liquor is then mixed 

 with the liber already prepared and water added until it is of the 

 proper consistency. From this paste i)ai)er is made by catching a film 

 on the surface of a bamboo screen by a (piick i>assage of this through 

 the j)ulp. The successive sheets are ]>iled uj) ami separated at one end 

 by straws. 

 Mulberry paper (Gam-so-miung). Thick, unglazed; made from 



mulberry bark. Very tough, even Avith the grain tearing with 



great difficulty and running in wide shells. 



Length, 43| inches; width, 29i inches. 



Seoul Korea, 188."). 77069 



Collected by Ensign .1. B. Beruadou, U. S. Navy. 



Korean paper is even tougher than the .Japanese, and is one of the few Korean 

 things that had made a reputation in the world before its home had become 

 truly a part of the community of nations. (Fercival Lowell: Cbosiin, p. 315.) 

 It is used in several thicknesses to make armor and was exported to .lapau for 

 that purpose, also to China, where it is now used for garment linings. Used 

 in civil service examinations. Taken in paymeut of tribute by the Government 

 and generally used as currency by tlic ]>eop]e. 



Writing paper and envelope, lloll of mnlbeny ])apei' in sheets; 

 pasted at e<lg:es. Fiber, long- and silky. 



Sheets 15| inches long, 9 inches wide. 



Seoul, Korea, 1885. 77031 



Collected by Ensign J. B. Beruadou, U. S. Navy. 



Used in writing to a distant place. 



