MOKPO, South Jeolla Province — Nestled between a low-lying rock shaped like a Korean traditional hat and the southern sea, Jang Ju-won’s jade training and exhibition center may well boast one of the ...
In the past, jade carving was much more labor-consuming. Artisans had to sit for a long time at a table-like iron rotary machine with cutter bars. Summer or winter, they treadled to drive the machine ...