Donhwa Gate, the main gate of Changdeok Palace, was built in 1412 AD (the 12th year of King Taejong's reign (1367 ~ 1422 AD)). It is the pavilion featured two story wooden building which is the largest of the palace gates in scale and placed the wide passageway (so called Wal-dae in Korean) to demonstrate the dignity of royal.
The Korean wooden furniture is very sturdily designed to every nook and corners, and the techniques of joinery is very sophisticated. This highly sophisticated joinery technique was essential part of wooden furniture of the Joseon (AD 1392-1910) Dynasty, which was made using combination of simple lines and sectional divisions. Over the time, this technique has developed into much more sophisticated technique that takes into account not only structure and dynamics but also visual effects according to application, material and part & area stress.
The standard chunk of Lorem Ipsum used since the 1500s is reproduced below for those interested. Sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 from "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" by Cicero are also reproduced in their exact original form, accompanied by English versions from the 1914 translation by H. Rackham.
Pine Wood, Korean Lacquer245 x 173 x 40 mm
Korean Lacquer
