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Piece of cloth attached to the front and back of an official robe
unknownJoseon, Late 16th century
Gyeonggi Province Museum
Yongin-si, South Korea
The piece of cloth attached to a U-necked lapel robe features the shapes of tiger, leopard, bamboos, clouds, and rocks embroidered with gold-color thread. Different patterns used in a piece of cloth such as this were designated for different ranks of officials. Those depicting a tiger or a leopard were designated for high-ranking military officers.
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- Title: Piece of cloth attached to the front and back of an official robe
- Creator: unknown
- Date: Joseon, Late 16th century
- Discovery: coming soon
- Provenance: Gyeonggi Provincial Museum
- Type: Piece of cloth attached to the front and back of an official robe
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