Open sides and long sleeves; ties at neck; white body with red ties, colar and lining; sleeves striped in red, white, pink, yellow, orange and blue

Wedding robe, late 19th-early 20th century

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Gift of Kang Collection, Korean Fine Art, in honor of Dr. Matthew Welchexpand_more  98.253

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For most of the Joseon dynasty, only aristocratic women could wear the grand ceremonial robes known in Korean as hwarot. But in the late 1800s, women of all classes gained the ability to wear them. For this wedding robe, each color of silk also features a different design motif. The pink silk used on the sleeves, for example, features a geometric design of small diamond shapes while many of the other silks feature floral and vegetal patterns. All are symbolic and meant to provide wishes of happiness for the bride and her groom.

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Wedding robe
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98.253
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Open sides and long sleeves; ties at neck; white body with red ties, colar and lining; sleeves striped in red, white, pink, yellow, orange and blue

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