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Bojagi (wrapping cloth)

20th century

Women practiced lessons in frugality by saving bits of cloth left over from sewing to create bojagi. Hundreds of wrapping cloths were used in daily life—as book bags, suitcases, closets, folders for documents and letters. They were not only practical, but evoked a reverence for the items they covered and the person for whom they were intended.

Ramie gauze: patched and stitched

56 1/2 x 59 1/4 in. (143.5 x 150.5 cm)

w/4 ties approx. 24 x 1 1/4"

Margaret E. Fuller Purchase Fund, Asian Art Acquisition Fund and the Korean Art Purchase Fund

96.23

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Luminous: The Art of Asia", October 13, 2011 - January 8, 2012

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