id:			98884
accession number:	1918.552
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1918.552
updated:		2024-07-13 11:56:30.977000

Bridal Robe (Hwarot), late 1800s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Silk: satin weave; embroidery; paper edging on neck and sleeves; overall: 114.3 x 174 cm (45 x 68 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Worcester R. Warner Collection 1918.552

title:				Bridal Robe (Hwarot)
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creation date:			late 1800s
creation date earliest:		1875
creation date latest:		1899
current location:		
creditline:			The Worcester R. Warner Collection
copyright:			

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culture:	Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
technique:	Silk: satin weave; embroidery; paper edging on neck and sleeves
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Garment
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measurements: Overall: 114.3 x 174 cm (45 x 68 1/2 in.)
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	inscription:	壽如河海
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Lure of Painted Poetry: Japanese and Korean Art
	opening date:   2011-03-27T00:00:00
	<i>The Lure of Painted Poetry: Japanese and Korean Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 15-August 21, 2011).

	title:		Gold Needles: Embroidery Arts from Korea
	opening date:   2020-03-07T05:00:00
	<i>Gold Needles: Embroidery Arts from Korea</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 7-October 25, 2020).

	title:		Hwarot: Wedding Robes of the Joseon Dynasty
	opening date:   2023-09-14T04:00:00
	<i>Hwarot: Wedding Robes of the Joseon Dynasty</i>. National Palace Museum of Korea, Seoul, Korea (Republic of) (organizer) (September 14-December 13, 2023).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Worcester R. Warner [1846–1929], Cleveland, OH, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–1918
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1918–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Suh, Kisook. <em>The Documentary Value of Repairs to the Hwarot, the Korean Bridal Robe</em>. DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 2006.
	page number: 	pp. 79–87
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	Seon Seung-hye. <em>The Lure of Painted Poetry: Japanese and Korean Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2011.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 65, cat. no. 50
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	<em>Artistic Court Embroidery</em> [아름다운 궁중자수]. Seoul: National Palace Museum. 2013.
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	Kwon, Hea-jin and Ji-yeon Kim. “Study on the Formative Characteristics of Embroidery Panels of Hwarot at the Victoria and Albert Museum [빅토리아 앨버트 박물관 소장 활옷의 조형성 연구].” <em>Boksik </em>(2013): 176–188.
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	url:		https://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE06676006

	O, Suk-gyeong and Hong Na-young. “The Usage of Paper in the Costumes of the Joseon Dynasty [조선시대 복식에 사용된 종이심에 관한 연구].” <em>Boksik</em> (2015): 75–91.
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	url:		https://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE06676132

	McCormick, Sooa Im. "Stitches empowered: Korean embroidery arts form the Joseon Dynasty" <em>Orientations </em>51, no. 1 (January/February 2020): 60–67.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 62, fig. 3; Mention: p. 61
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	McCormick, Sooa Im, Jung-Wha Kim, William Griswold, Seung-Hae Yi, Byungmo Chung, and Young Chae. <em>Gold Needles: Embroidery Arts From Korea / Sooa Im McCormick, Curator.</em> Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2020.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: pp. 10–11
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	"Gold Needles: Celebrating the stunning embroidery of anonymous Korean women.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>60, no. 2 (March/April 2020): 32-33.
	page number: 	Reproduced: P. 33; Mentioned: P. 32.
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	Exhibitions--Extended Dates. “Gold Needles: Embroidery Arts from Korea.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>60, no. 3 (Summer 2020): 4-5.
	page number: 	Reproduced: P. 5; Mentioned: P. 4.
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	Ch'a, Mi-rae, Kwi-suk An, Cleveland Museum of Art, and 국외소재문화재재단. <em>The Korean Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Edited by An Min-hŭi. First edition, English ed. Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Series, 16. Seoul, Republic of Korea: Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation, 2021.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: p. 246-247, no. 137
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