Bojagi (Wrapping cloth)

Korea

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 233

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.

Bojagi (Wrapping cloth), Embroidered silk, Korea

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Bojagi (Wrapping cloth), Embroidered silk, Korea
Bojagi (Wrapping cloth), Embroidered silk, Korea

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