황해봉 화혜장, 국가무형유산
적석, 가죽, 비단, 실, 27×8×7.5cm
청석, 가죽, 비단, 실, 27×8×7.5cm
남아해, 가죽, 삼베, 모시, 한지, 15×5.5x5cm
여아해, 가죽, 삼베, 모시, 한지, 15×5.5x5cm
황해봉 선생님은 국가무형유산 제116호 화혜장 기능보유자이다. 5대째 전통 신발 제작 가문 출신으로, 조선 왕실의 마지막 화혜장인 조부 황한갑 선생에게 기술을 전수받았다. 1970년대부터 전통 신발 제작과 복원 작업에 매진하며, 적석·청석·목화 등 다양한 왕실 신발을 재현하였다. 1999년 전승공예대전 대통령상을 수상하였고, 2004년 무형문화재 기능보유자로 지정되었다. 신발 제작에는 최소 72단계 공정이 필요하며, 소가죽을 자연 건조하는 전통 방식을 고수한다. 현재 두 아들에게 전통 기술을 전수하며, 전통 신발의 문화적 가치를 알리기 위해 박물관 설립을 꿈꾸고 있다.
Hwang Hae-bong Hwahyejang, National Intangible Cultural Heritage
Red Ceremonial Shoes, Leather, Silk, Thread, 27×8×7.5cm
Blue Ceremonial Shoes, Leather, Silk, Thread, 27×8×7.5cm
Baby Boy’s Shoes, Leather, Hemp, Ramie, Hanji, 15×5.5x5cm
Baby Girl’s Shoes, Leather, Hemp, Ramie, Hanji, 15×5.5x5cm
Hwang Hae-bong is the holder of National Intangible Cultural Heritage No. 116, Hwahyejang (Shoe Making). He comes from a family of traditional shoemakers spanning five generations and learned the craft from his grandfather, Hwang Han-gap, who was the last Hwahyejang to serve the Joseon royal court. Since the 1970s, he has devoted himself to traditional footwear making and restoration, recreating various types of royal footwear, including jeokseok, cheongseok, and mokhwa. He received the Presidential Award at the Korea Traditional Crafts Competition in 1999 and was designated as a holder of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2004. The making of a single pair of shoes involves at least seventy-two stages of craftsmanship, and he continues to follow the traditional practice of naturally air-drying cowhide. He is now passing the craft on to his two sons and hopes to establish a museum dedicated to preserving and sharing the cultural value of traditional Korean footwear.