Gift cover (pojagi)
Dateca. 1990
Label TextNearly a hundred years after the end of the Choson Dynasty, this artist is reviving the art of constructing and embroidering a classic pojagi. Such patient re-creation of a type of pojagi that would traditionally have been used to wrap gifts speaks to the depth of importance they once had in Korea. It is said that wrapping an object with distinction showed respect and concern for the receiver. Some felt pojagi were empowered to enclose or capture pok (good fortune).
Object number92.150
Credit LineGift of Marshall and Helen Hatch
Dimensions26 x 26 in. (66 x 66 cm) + 4 corner ties 11" x 3.5"
MediumCotton cloth with embroidery
Object number: 2001.971
Object number: 81.17.1381
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