Outer Pants Item Number: 984/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Men’s off-white trousers. The trousers have a wide waistband, centre gusset and long wide pant legs. The legs have a seam along the inner edge and additional seams near the centre front and back of each leg. The outside is made of silk; the inside is made of fine white cotton and padded.
History Of Use
Such white silk trousers, “Ba-ji”, were worn as a part of everyday clothing in winter by wealthier intellectuals such as teachers at this time. They would have been secured at the ankles with ribbon ties. They likely were made at home. The shape remained traditional at that time. Cotton inner linings absorbed perspiration. Padded clothing like this could be washed without being disassembled, but it had to be carefully hand-washed with no rubbing.
Iconographic Meaning
The fine silk shows that the wearer was an intellectual.
Specific Techniques
Most sewing was done by hand with invisible stitching, but there is also some machine sewing. The silk was hand-woven, and has a narrow loom width.
Item History
- Made in Korea during 1955
- Owned by Hi Soon Kim before August 7, 1984
- Received from Hi Soon Kim (Seller) and Unknown (Funding source) on August 7, 1984
What
- Name
- Outer Pants
- Identification Number
- 984/1
- Type of Item
- pant
- Material
- silk fibre, dye, cotton fibre and wool fibre ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- spun, woven, felted ? and sewn
- Overall
- height 118.0 cm, width 52.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Korean
- Previous Owner
- Hi Soon Kim
- Received from
- Hi Soon Kim (Seller) and Unknown (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Korea
When
- Creation Date
- during 1955
- Ownership Date
- before August 7, 1984
- Acquisition Date
- on August 7, 1984
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0984/0001