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BlouseEd1.311

Brown blouse, or shirt, with pattern. V-neck, wide sleeves, side slits and centre opening with two silver buttons. The buttons are oval and three-dimensional with a Chinese character on each side. The long sleeves are set in with a straight seam and a convex curve on the lower edge, narrowing to the wrist. The pattern has clouds, bats and gourds in silver and orange-brown on brown ground. The inner lining is light blue with a small square pattern.

Culture
Korean
Material
rayon fibre, dye and silver metal
Made in
Seoul, Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket2535/5

Woman’s jacket of white cotton fabric. The jacket is shorter than waist-length and opens at the front, with the left side lapping over the right when closed. Panels are added to the front edge at each side to extend the overlap. The deep V neckline is edged on the outside and inside with facings of cotton fabric, with a rounded corner at the bottom on the left, and a square corner on the right. Along the V neck is sewn a narrow collar or outer facing made of the same fabric as the lining. Two long thick ties are attached to the lower left facing and to the right of the facing. Thin white inner ties are sewn to the inner right inner facing and the left underarm seam. There is a centre back seam. The long sleeves are set in with a straight seam and a convex curve on the lower edge, narrowing to the wrist. The inner lining is white and shiny with a zigzag pattern. Jacket made to be worn over a skirt (2535/4).

Culture
Korean
Material
cotton fibre, rayon fibre and paper
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket382/4 a

Short white jacket with striped sleeves. The jacket is made of shiny white fabric with a woven pattern of small flowers and stems in white and silver. The centre opening has front panels that overlap to the right when tied closed with two long striped ribbon ties. The front edges are extended with panels from the mid-point of the outer facing made of the same rainbow-striped fabric. The garment has a deep V neckline edged with an appliqué rainbow-striped facing. The left outer facing is rounded at the lower edge, while the right is straight and projects beyond the front edge of the garment. The neck is finished with a narrow outer facing or collar of white paper covered with sheer fabric. The long sleeves are deeply set in with a straight seam and a convex curve on the lower edge, narrowing to the wrist. They are made of brocade woven in six different colours stripes parallel to the body of the garment and embellished with flower, bat and butterfly motifs and stylized Chinese characters woven in red. Thin white inner ties are sewn to the inner right inner facing and the left underarm seam. The inner lining is white nylon mesh, with an interfacing of coarser nylon mesh.

Culture
Korean
Material
rayon fibre ?, nylon fibre, dye and paper
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VestEd1.310

Light brown damask vest with gray peony pattern. The vest has a v-neck, side slits and a centre opening with five silver buttons. Each button is stamped with the design of two chrysanthemums. There is an inset pocket on each side finished with a rectangular band. There is a smaller third pocket on the upper left. The vest is lined with light brown rayon and is filled with a thick material.

Culture
Korean
Material
cotton fibre, rayon fibre, silver metal and dye
Made in
Seoul, Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Child's Skirt382/3 b

Skirt made of one and one-half panels of shiny red brocade with a background pattern of full and half roundels with a stylized Chinese character surrounded by cloud-like patterns, with smaller curvilinear patterns between. The skirt is open at the back, and is lined with red nylon transparent fabric. The panels are pleated and inserted into a band of similar fabric but with a floral pattern. The upper edge of the band is scalloped, with the points of the scallops meeting the ends of two shoulder straps of the nylon lining. On both sides of the back opening are embroidered simple yellow chrysanthemums with green stems and leaves, and with a border at the side and bottom of green leaves On the centre front near the bottom are embroidered two Chinese characters in blue, one above the other. On each side of the characters is embroidered a phoenix facing the centre, with five long tail feathers in green, white, blue, yellow, and turquoise, with metallic thread throughout.

Culture
Korean
Material
rayon fibre ?, nylon fibre, metal, silk fibre ? and dye
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Child's Jacket382/3 a

Upper body garment made of bright yellow and red shiny fabric lined with red nylon transparent fabric. The long sleeves are deeply inset with seams curving outwards towards the underarms, and are made of brocade woven in stripes in six different colours parallel to the body of the garment. Embellished with flowers, bats, butterflies, and stylized Chinese characters woven in red. The seam of the sleeves, under the arms, has a pronounced convex curve narrowing to the wrist. The body of the garment curves downwards to the centre front and back. It opens at the front. The front panels overlap to the right when closed and fasten with long ribbon ties made of the same fabric as that at the wrist. The left panel and the centre back seam are edged with red piping. The lower point of the left panel has an appliquéd motif in red approximately the shape of a heart with pink flowers and green stems embroidered above. A phoenix facing the centre of the garment is embroidered on each side with multicoloured thread. Red panels are inserted under each arm. The garment has a deep V neck outlined with an appliquéd red facing outlined in black piping, as are the seams attaching the sleeves. There is also a narrow facing or collar of white fabric.

Culture
Korean
Material
rayon fibre ?, nylon fibre, silk fibre ?, metal, dye and paper
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Waist BagN3.37

A small flat bag made of dark blue silk damask with an overall pattern of lozenges and small circles. At the top, the blue silk is folded inside where it is sewn with an invisible seam to the white cotton lining. Main body of the bag is shaped like a vertical rectangle with triangular projections on both sides created by folding and holding the folds in place with a circular pink cylindrical cord. The cord ends at the front with elaborate knots, culminating in five loops. Fastened to the three centre loops, there are stuffed triangles, one each of pink, yellow, and light green silk. Attached to the lower edge of each triangle, there are three, four, and five tabs, respectively, of silk fabric in various colours. Each triangle is embroidered with floral motifs and each has pompoms on the side points. The tabs fastening the top point of the yellow and pink triangles to the cord are wrapped in strips of silver and gold paper, respectively.

Culture
Korean
Material
rayon fibre, dye, cotton fibre, silk fibre, gold metal, silver metal and paper
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coat984/5

Long coat with both the outer layer and lining made of fine white cotton fabric. The coat is made of ten flared vertical panels. It overlaps to the right, with two long, wide ribbons of the same fabric for ties. The coat is secured on the inside with shorter, narrow ties of the same material, positioned at the same level. When closed, the overlap forms a V neck edged with a stiff collar covered with shiny white fabric patterned with characters. The ribbon ties are centred at the lower ends of inner and outer facings with rounded edges. The sleeves are attached with a vertical seam somewhat beyond the shoulder and have a lower seam shaped in a convex curve, narrowing to the wrist. There is a small underarm reinforcement on each side, with an additional rectangular reinforcement or repair in the left underarm. At waist level there are openings at each side. All seams are concealed.

Culture
Korean
Material
cotton fibre, rayon fibre, paper and paste adhesive
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bride's Jacket391/1 a

Red and yellow jacket with striped sleeves. The jacket is made of shiny yellow damask woven with roundels and squares like stylized Chinese characters. The centre opening has front panels that overlap to the right when tied closed with two long red damask ties. The left panel and the centre back seam are edged with red piping. The lower point of the left panel has an appliqué motif in red approximately the shape of a heart. Red damask panels are inserted under each arm. The garment has a deep V neck outlined with an appliqué red damask facing. The left outer facing is rounded at the lower edge, while the right is straight and projects beyond the front edge. The neck is finished with a narrow facing or collar of white paper covered with sheer fabric. The long sleeves are deeply inset seams curving outward and a convex curve on the lower edge, narrowing to the wrist. They are made of brocade woven in six different coloured stripes parallel to the body of the garment and embellished with flower, bat and butterfly motifs and stylized characters woven in red. The ends of the sleeves are made of red damask with roundels enclosing a bat motif and stylized character. Thin white inner nylon ties are sewn to the inner right inner facing and the left underarm seam. The inner lining is yellow nylon mesh with white interfacing.

Culture
Korean
Material
rayon fibre ?, nylon fibre, dye and paper
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JacketN3.21

Short shirt or jacket of pink rayon damask , with an overall pattern of small lozenges enclosing circles, with ties of the same fabric. Short blue ties on the inside of blue fabric. Lined with white ramie. Roughly-written label in black ink written phonetically and in Korean characters at lower edge of lining.

Culture
Korean
Material
rayon fibre, dye, ramie fibre and paste adhesive
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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