Semi-formal Jacket Worn by a Court Lady

On the inner front lapel of this hanga's dangui is an inscription reading, in the archaic palace orthography of the time, "Dyeongyu dyungchu gillyesi dyeodonggung go ganiryugu" — the same wording as the inscription on a seasoning ladle from the same collection. The Jeongyu year is 1837, the year Princess Deokon married, and Jeodonggung is the princess's dangho (residence title). This dangui is therefore traditionally held to be the ceremonial garment worn by a hanga at the princess's wedding ceremony in the Jeongyu year. Hanga is a term for court ladies — nain and bija — serving in the palace. The fabric is a deep blackish-purple silk, almost black, lined with pink silk, forming a lined jacket (gyeopot). Both silks have been smoothed and given a sheen by pounding (dadeumi), a traditional fulling technique. According to a balgi (a palace inventory record), an acheong (dark bluish-black), lined dangjeogori (jacket) issued to a bija appears likewise to represent the colour black. The garment has a dangko git, a pointed collar 9.0 cm wide; the hwajang (overall sleeve length) is short, and the curve of the sleeve hem is gentle. A 6.0 cm wide geodeulchi, a decorative cuff trim made of white hanji (traditional mulberry paper), is attached at the cuffs. The dangui measures 75 cm in length, with a hwajang of 67 cm, a pum (chest width) of 46 cm, a jindong (armhole) of 26 cm, a godae (back-neck width) of 18 cm, and a sugu (cuff opening) of 19.5 cm.

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Where it is

Region

Yongin, Gyeonggi

Designation

National Folklore Heritage · 국가민속문화유산