2020.14: 'Chogakpoi' with Red Tassels and Two Tie Cords (Decorative fabric in which to wrap a parcel; this type is specifically for a wedding)

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2020.14

People

Chunghie Lee (also spelled Yi Chŏng-hŭi), Korean

Title

'Chogakpoi' with Red Tassels and Two Tie Cords (Decorative fabric in which to wrap a parcel; this type is specifically for a wedding)

Classification

Textile Arts

Work Type

textile

Date

ca. 2002 - 2003

Places

Creation Place: East Asia, Korea

Culture

Korean

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/78046

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Loose woven and tabby weave; blue silk damask, red silk floss tassels.

Dimensions

H. 58 x W. 59 cm (22 13/16 x 22 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

[Lea R. Sneider, New York, (by 2003)], sold; to Robert D. Mowry, Brookline, MA (2003-2020), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Robert D. Mowry

Accession Year

2020

Object Number

2020.14

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Stitched fabric; cut pieces of loosely woven blue silk damask and blue tabby-weave silk sewn together to form a fiber-art composition and embellished with blue silk tie cords and tassels of red silk floss; with seal impression reading "Yi Chong Hŭi In" stamped on a separate piece of blue silk that has been stitched into place in the lower right corner of the composition (viewer's left)

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