In North Korea, handicrafts are quite well developed on the basis of its enriched traditions. Both in terms of beauty, intricacy and diversity, the Handicrafts in North Korea had gained immense popular accolades and worldwide accreditations. In fact, a handful of foreign art lovers like Eckardt of Germany and Yanagi Muneyoshi of Japan are so highly impressed by the creativities of the artisans in North Korea that they were almost tempted to describe the North Korean mainland as the "Land of Crafts".
Crafts in North Korea speak a lot about the creativities and artistic senses of their makers. A careful study of these North Korean handicrafts led the researchers to conclude that they have within them, an aesthetic beauty. This is perhaps because the ancient North Korean craftsmen lived in proximity with the scenic natural surroundings, free from all sorts of human schemes and enmities. In fact, this is the basic distinguishing trait which characterizes the North Korean crafts to large extents.


