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▲This photo, provided by Rotenbaum Museum in Hamburg, shows the armor and the helmet. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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| ▲This photo, provided by Rotenbaum Museum in Hamburg, shows the armor and helmet storage. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
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SEOUL, January 3 (Yonhap) -- The old armor and helmet presented by King Gojong to the German prince about 124 years ago are recreated through the hands of traditional craftsmen
The three collections, including Korea's old armor, helmet, and armor and helmet storage, a collection of the Rotenbaum Museum in Hamburg, Germany are being recreated by the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation and Porsche Korea according to them on January 2.
These relics were presented by King Gojong for the "first state guest" who visited the Korean Empire.
On June 8, 1899, Prince Henry of Prussia (1862–1929) visited the Korean Empire. King Gojong treated him as a state guest and presented him with about 40 of the best Korean crafts at the moment.
The foundation explained, "King Gojong delivered this gift to let know Korea as an independent country as its own to Prince Henry of Prussia, who was the first state guest who visited after King Gojong delclared the Korean Empire in 1897."
The business is a part of Porsche Korea's "Porsche Do Dream Future Heritage," social contribution campaign.
Porsche Korea previously donated 374 million KRW to the foundation to support the transmission of intangible cultural assets of Korea. About 150 million KRW of these will be spent on recreating King Gojong's gift.
The foundation went through the advisory group's historical evidence to professionally recreate the relics. Ten craftsmen including holders of National Intangible Cultural Heritage Duseokjang (Metal Craft) Park Moon-yeol master, and Chiljang (Lacquerware Making) Jeongsuhwa master, are participating in the work.
The finished works will be unveiled at the National Palace Museum in May of 2023 to commemorate the 140th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and Germany.
An official from the foundation said, "It is also a new challenge for craftsmen such as human cultural properties participating in the work," adding, "We expect it to be an opportunity to improve our craft technology."
The foundation is also currently working on the "Chasing Dream Class" project in collaboration with Porsche.
The class educates traditional cultures targeting teenagers and 1,200 people have participated up to the present time.
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Dowon Kim. )
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