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Framed Old Embroidered Pillow Ends with Peacock Family
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Pre 1900 item# 838443 (stock# 0274)
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Korean Art and Antiques
917-675-1369
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Framed and Mounted Old Embroidered Pillow Ends with Happy Peacock Family and Flowers. Peacocks symbolize the 9 Virtues: a tidy face, clear voice, careful walk, appropriate behavior according to place and time, moderation in eating and drinking, knowing how to be content, existing together, not being obscene, and always returning. Eternity and continuity is implied through the lovely multi-colored repeating 'ryul' characters that are embroidered all around the borders. A charming, auspicious, and very nicely embroidered pair mounted for display. 4.5 x 4.5 inches, 11.5 x 11.5 cm.
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Bojagi with a Bountiful Bouquet of Beautiful Flowers
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Pre 1910 item# 999003 (stock# 0495)
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A silk bojagi wrapping cloth with embroidered butterflies (symbol of marital bliss) and an abundant variety of beautifully embroidered Korean flora: peonies, chrysanthemums, lilies, carnations, and irises on a beautiful purple silk ground with woven flowers. Purple was a royal color and its use was restricted to aristocracy. The loop, which normally appears on the on the front, is on the back of this bojagi. So this bojagi was likely used for both the wrapping and the presentation of its contents. For example, silverware could be wrapped with the silverware on top of the bojagi's face so that the back of the cloth formed the exterior of the wrap, and the loop handle would have facilitated carrying it this way. More importantly, when you opened this seemingly plain white cloth, it would open to reveal its precious contents on top of this beautiful bojagi. This bojagi was chosen for this special function because of its superior beauty. 21 x 21 inches, 53.5 x 53.5 cm.
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