@article{oai:minpaku.repo.nii.ac.jp:00004412,
 author = {車, 政弘 and Kuruma, Masahiro},
 issue = {2},
 journal = {国立民族学博物館研究報告, Bulletin of the National Museum of Ethnology},
 month = {Oct},
 note = {This paper describes the construction techniques and design
of 30 pieces of Korean furniture (chests, boxes and shelves) in the
collection of the National Museum of Ethnology. It deals with
1) form and proportion, 2) structure and jointing, 3) kinds of wood
used, 4) finishing and 5) decorative patterns.
1) Most of the furniture shows integral number proportion.
Many chests are given variety of form via top boards and legs.
The rice chest (twiju) is a particular case where top boards have
the well-known "golden section" proportion.
2) Opening and closing the furniture is effected by either
pulling down the upper part of the front panel or by hanging it
up or by pulling the front of the top boards or by removing
a detachable door.
Boards in large chests are jointed by a "dovetail joint"
strengthing by bamboo or iron nails, or by a L-shaped metal
fitting. The kokashibamet echnique is used for jointing parts of
frames and boards. Rice chests exhibit particular jointing in the
frame, i.e., a kind of igetakumitsugi.
3) Pine and paulownia are the favorite materials used to
make Korean furniture. Besides, such ring-porous woods as
zelkova, elm and chestnut, and diffuse-porous ones like maple
and persimonon (or ebony) are used. But, a few kinds of ring- or
diffuse-porous wood used are not yet identified.
4) Perilla, tung and walnut oil as well as japan are used as
finishing material. The surface of paulownia parts is finished by
burning and brushing.
5) Most pieces of Korean furniture are abundantly decorated
with motifs based on natural phenomena or from the
animal or plant world. The motifs express the wishes for longlife
and happiness.},
 pages = {365--426},
 title = {国立民族学博物館所蔵の韓国の収納家具 : その技術とデザイン},
 volume = {10},
 year = {1985},
 yomi = {クルマ, マサヒロ}
}