Tongyeong’s mother-of-pearl lacquerware is easy to recognize as a finished object: dark lacquer, luminous shell and intricate surfaces. The harder thing to see is the chain of labor and training behind it. That is why the October 2026 najeonjang public event matters. The National Heritage Administration’s current schedule places holder Park Jae-seong, three trainees, finished works and live demonstration together at the Tongyeong Control Headquarters History Promotion Hall from October 16 to 18. The event does not prove a new revival in demand. What it does provide is a direct way to observe transmission: a recognized holder working within a training lineage rather than a display case presenting anonymous craft. Tongyeong also gives that process historical depth. The Tongyeong City Museum’s permanent interpretation explains that the restored Tongjeyeong complex was once tied to 12 government workshops, where specialized makers produced objects for the naval command and wider markets. That history is broader than najeon alone, but it helps explain why craft production became such a durable part of the city’s identity. The useful editorial move is to connect those two layers without pretending they are identical. The 12 workshops belong to a historical production system. The 2026 najeonjang public event is a current heritage-transmission program. Together they help readers see continuity and change: a city known for specialized making, and a present-day system that still organizes holders, trainees and public demonstration. For visitors, the live event is the strongest current entry point because it makes the process visible. Exhibition hours are listed as 10:00-17:00 with a lunch break from 12:00-13:30. We have not yet confirmed whether the demonstration runs continuously, whether admission is free, whether English or Japanese interpretation is offered, or what photography and accessibility rules apply. Tongyeong’s najeon is therefore most interesting when it is treated neither as luxury decoration nor as a frozen heritage label. The craft becomes legible as a practice made by specific people, taught across generations and connected to a city whose history has long included organized specialist production.