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Master
Jeongwuk Han
Work
No. 1
Description
A forged, pattern-welded blade mounted with a textured green wrap and gilt bronze fittings, presented on a stand rather than sheathed for use. The folded steel's grain is left visible along the blade's length, evidence of process kept legible rather than polished away.
Technique
Sacheol: steel smelted directly from iron-bearing sand rather than refined ore, folded and forged by hand into a layered blade structure, reconstructed from historical record rather than an unbroken workshop practice.
Dimensions
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Design year
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