A KOREAN PATCHWORK SILK WRAPPING CLOTH, JOGAKBO
Joseon Dynasty, 19th Century

조선, 19세기 조각보

The cloth of square form, made of up patchwork shapes of scraps of left-over material sewn together in a patchwork pattern with a loop-handle attached to the center.

78cm x 78cm

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NOTE:

Please refer to similar examples in the British Museum, collection no. 1991,1223.4, and many further examples forming part of the large textiles collection of the National Folk Museum of Korea and also other examples included in Seoul Museum of Craft Art from the bequest of Mr. Dong-hwa Huh (1926−2018) and Ms. Young-suk Park (b. 1932), who both shared a passion for preserving and collecting Korean textiles, some of which were exhibited at the Cleveland Museum of Art, 'Gold Needles: Embroidery Arts from Korea' exhibition in 2020, also borrowed from the collection of Mr. Dong-hwa Huh (1926−2018) and Ms. Young-suk Park (b. 1932).