About Korean Wedding Duck

Red/Ivory Bojagi

Blue/Red Bojagi

About the Premium Saekdong Korean Wedding Duck

This is a pair of gorgeous and meticulously wood-carved wooden Korean wedding ducks. These ducks (actually geese) are of superior quality, handcrafted in Korea, and made by a craftsman certified by the Korean Cultural Properties Craftsman Association and closely resembles geese that were traditionally gifted by Koreans in the past.

A Saekdong Duck is a duck that is meant to always be around a happy family and symbolizes unity between a couple. The Saekdong Duck is 100% handcrafted, is made of fine wood, and is an authentic wooden wedding duck made in Korea.

Features of the Premium Saekdong Korean Wedding Duck

Our price includes the bojagi (fabric wrap around the duck, 2 colors option : blue & red, or red & ivory color) shown in the picture. The color of the bojagi is an aesthetic color (made with the same fabric for hanboks) particularly chosen for this wedding duck. 

The Premium Saekdong Korean Wedding Duck has bold colors and intricate carvings which creates a luxurious look. It is a premium duck because of the finer wood & material used and better craftsmanship (crafted by Korean artisans who have devoted their lives to creating traditional Korean masterpieces). 

The history of the Korean Wedding Duck

In current times, a pair of wooden geese commonly referred to as wooden ducks are used as marriage gifts or as the centerpiece for Korean weddings.

Geese mate for life and are known for their devotion to their mates. Thus, the goose became a symbol of the new couple’s prosperity and everlasting love throughout their marriage.

The Saekdong duck is actually a goose and symbolizes love so deep that there is a myth that when one side leaves, the other side can't but help think about that person.

In the past, the Korean groom would travel to the bride's location to hold the wedding. The first thing he did was offer a gift, which was usually a goose wrapped in a red bojagi, to his parents-in-law.

Recently, Korean wedding ducks are provided by friends and relatives to express good fortune to the newlywed. 

Size of 1 Premium Saekdong Wooden Goose

16cm in length (from beak to tail) x 8.5cm in height (from the bottom to head) x 6cm in width ( the thickest part of the torso)

Information

1. The "문화재기능인 + number" is written on the bottom of the wedding duck. It is the number of the person certified by the Korean Cultural Properties Craftsman Association (the association that preserves and inherits culture), the ducks with this mark is that it was mad by a certified craftsman.

2. The grooves on the bottom of the wedding ducks were designed to fix it in place during the crafting process, so they cannot be used as a reason for return or exchange.

3. This piece is handmade and crafted from natural, unprocessed wood, which may have scratches or knots depending on the original shape of the wood. These natural imperfections are not grounds for return or exchange.