Samjak norigae (삼작 노리개)
Ornamental Pendant (Norigae, 노리개)
1991 (made)
1991 (made)
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This knotted tassel of silk thread consists of a jade butterfly from which three strands hang. Each strand has a butterfly shaped knot, below which is a carved jade bat. Below the bats are more knots and three clusters of braid forming tassels. Called norigae in Korea, knotted tassels are worn with traditional Korean woman's dress, where they are either attached to the jacket tie or the skirt band. They can also be hung on doors, windows, dressers and blind fittings. In addition to jade, also coral, amber, gold and silver are frequently used on tassels.
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Title | Samjak norigae (삼작 노리개) (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Knotted silk (maedeup) with silver and white jade adornments |
Brief description | Ornamental pendant by Kim Eun-Young, knotted silk with silver and jade adornments, Korea, 1991 |
Physical description | Decorative pendant by Kim Eun-Young consisting of three strands: green, pink and blue. The centre piece is a jade butterfly cased in silver. From it hang three butterfly shaped knots and below them three carved jade bats. Below the bats are more knots, which surmount tassels formed of three clusters of braid. |
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Object history | Purchased. Registered File number 1992/513. All the work is hand-done by Madame Kim, including dying the yarn. |
Historical context | See Catalogue for L'art des noeuds maedup, tradition de la parure coréene dans L'oeuvre de Madame Kim Hee-Jin, Paris, Espace Pierre Cardin, 1986. NAL Bibliographic Ref. No.: NC.92.0679. See also register. See catalogue for Che 10 Hoe Han'guk Maedup Chakp'um Chon (!0th Korean Ornamental Knots Exhibition), Seoul: Han'guk Munye Chinhungwon Misul Hoegwan, 1990 |
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Summary | This knotted tassel of silk thread consists of a jade butterfly from which three strands hang. Each strand has a butterfly shaped knot, below which is a carved jade bat. Below the bats are more knots and three clusters of braid forming tassels. Called norigae in Korea, knotted tassels are worn with traditional Korean woman's dress, where they are either attached to the jacket tie or the skirt band. They can also be hung on doors, windows, dressers and blind fittings. In addition to jade, also coral, amber, gold and silver are frequently used on tassels. |
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Accession number | FE.426:1-1992 |
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Record created | February 3, 2000 |
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