Belt
1880-1910 (made)
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This belt forms part of a small group of Korean court garments bought in 1919 from the Reverend Stanley Smith, a former Christian missionary in Seoul. Taken together, they display something of the pomp and ceremony of court life at the end of the Choson dynasty (1392–1910).
The belt was designed to be worn with a hat and apron for the regular royal ancestral rites at the Royal Ancestral Shrine. It is jointed, with patterned plaques of arrows in a quiver, scrolls, deer and pine, and cranes, the latter two patterns being popular auspicious motifs in Korean art.
The belt was designed to be worn with a hat and apron for the regular royal ancestral rites at the Royal Ancestral Shrine. It is jointed, with patterned plaques of arrows in a quiver, scrolls, deer and pine, and cranes, the latter two patterns being popular auspicious motifs in Korean art.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk and brass |
| Brief description | Tex, Korea, embroidery |
| Physical description | Colour: Gold, green |
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| Credit line | Purchased from Rev. Stanley Smith |
| Summary | This belt forms part of a small group of Korean court garments bought in 1919 from the Reverend Stanley Smith, a former Christian missionary in Seoul. Taken together, they display something of the pomp and ceremony of court life at the end of the Choson dynasty (1392–1910). The belt was designed to be worn with a hat and apron for the regular royal ancestral rites at the Royal Ancestral Shrine. It is jointed, with patterned plaques of arrows in a quiver, scrolls, deer and pine, and cranes, the latter two patterns being popular auspicious motifs in Korean art. |
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| Accession number | T.196B-1920 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2000 |
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