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Rank Badge of Military Official with Double Hopyoes Design
UnknownKorea, 19th century
Sookmyung Women’s University Museum
Seoul, South Korea
The tiger (ho) and leopard (pyo) both appear on Korean rank badges as military symbols, but eventually these were combined as a hybrid creature, the hopyo, which was usually depicted with black spots.
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- Title: Rank Badge of Military Official with Double Hopyoes Design
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: Korea, 19th century
- Location Created: Rep. of Korea
- Physical Dimensions: w17.1 x l17.8 ㎝
- Type: Embroidery
- Rights: Sookmyung Women's University Museum
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