id:			98888
accession number:	1918.559
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1918.559
updated:		2023-03-03 07:01:26.194000

Embroidered Fan for Wedding Ceremony, 1850–1950. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910). Circular fan; copper alloy, silk, metal thread, and paper; diameter: 29.9 cm (11 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Director's Contingent Fund 1918.559

title:				Embroidered Fan for Wedding Ceremony
title in original language:	진주선 (眞珠扇)
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creation date:			1850–1950
creation date earliest:		1850
creation date latest:		1950
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creditline:			Director's Contingent Fund
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culture:	Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910)
technique:	Circular fan; copper alloy, silk, metal thread, and paper
department:	Korean Art
collection:	Korean Art
type:		Miscellaneous
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measurements: Diameter: 29.9 cm (11 3/4 in.)
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PROVENANCE

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fun fact:
This fan was not to cool oneself, but rather to veil a bride's face during a wedding ceremony as a gesture of chastity.

digital description:
In the Joseon period, women between the ages of 14 and 20 were matched with a husband through an arranged marriage. Even during the marriage ceremony, a bride was supposed to veil her face with this type of embroidered fan as a gesture of chastity. The fan’s body is made of paper and silk trimmed with a gilded metal rim. On the front, four cranes—one pair in blue, the other in yellow—are stitched along with auspicious clouds. The back is adorned with cranes flying amid clouds and blossoms of peonies.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Ye, Yonghae. "Buchae." <em>Yeyonghae chŏnjip</em>. Soeul: Daewonsa, 2002.
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	url:		http://www.dbpia.co.kr/Article/2852446

	Sim, Nam-ho. "Empirical Study on the Fan in latter Chosun Dynasty." <em>Dong asia godaehak</em> vol. 49 (March 2018): 243-270.
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	url:		https://www.earticle.net/Article/A327130

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