Bojagi (Wrapping cloth)
This cloth is decorated with embroidered imagery of two flying phoenixes in the center and purple orchids and yellow peonies in opposing corners. As mythological animals, the phoenixes are rendered in myriad colors with their long tail feathers spiraling around them. In contrast, the orchids and peonies are colorful but less fantastical.
Artwork Details
- 자수 쌍봉황 꽃무늬 보자기 대한민국
- 紋繡雙鳳凰花文褓 大韓民國
- Title: Bojagi (Wrapping cloth)
- Date: 20th century
- Culture: Korea
- Medium: Embroidered silk
- Dimensions: Including tabs: 28 × 26 in. (71.1 × 66 cm)
- Classification: Textiles
- Credit Line: Gift of the children of Lea R. Sneider, 2024
- Object Number: 2024.301.19
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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Unidentified artist
early 20th century
Chae Yongsin (artist name: Seokji) (Korean, 1850–1941)
dated by inscription to 1924
20th century
20th century
Young Yang Chung (Korean, born 1936)
20th century
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