Jade Waist Accessories

Paeok, also called okpae or pae, is a jade string pendant that the king, the queen, and officials hung on either side of the waist when wearing official or ceremonial attire. It was made by connecting thin jade pieces of various shapes, and two paeok were worn as a set. Jade pieces named hyung, woo, geo, and chunga were linked together and hung at the center, and at both sides of chunga, a pair of hwang and a pair of jeok were draped down. There was a hook above paeok for hanging it onto a belt, and the jade pendants knocked into each other when the wearer walked, making a clinking sound.