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http://dx.doi.org/10.5850/JKSCT.2009.33.12.1883

Korean Wrapping Cloths as a Decorative Art  

Kim, Soon-Young (Dept. of History of Design, Royal College of Art)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles / v.33, no.12, 2009 , pp. 1883-1896 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper explores the use of Korean wrapping cloths (bojagi) in the late Joseon period and the types of decorations applied to them. Korean wrapping cloths called bojagi are pieces of cloths used by households of all social classes for practical purposes such as wrapping presents and covering food. In addition to the basic purposes, the making of bojagi was also an activity to express the down-to-earth wishes and the satisfaction of creation by the designer. With regard to the decorative feature of Korean wrapping cloths, five types of, patchwork, embroidered, painted, printed, and oiled-paper wrapping cloths, were examined. The patchwork wrapping cloths (jogakbo) show the frugality of Joseon women in addition to the well-developed composition skill of lines and colors. The embroidered wrapping cloths were prepared for special rituals and ceremonies such as weddings. Painted wrapping cloths were decorated with a Chinese-colors technique (called dangchae) or sometimes with black ink painting. For printed wrapping cloths, various sizes of woodblock printings and roller printings were used. Although monotone black ink was the main color applied to the printing, there was also wrapping cloths made from chintz having brilliant fast colors. Oiled-paper wrapping cloths called sikjibo were in use only for covering food. Cut-out work was employed to decorate it.
Keywords
Patchwork wrapping cloths; Embroidered wrapping cloths; Painting technique; Printing technique; Cut-out work; Corresponding author;
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