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May 2, 2012
May 2, 2012
Embroidered Fan for Wedding Ceremony
Embroidered Fan for Wedding Ceremony
진주선 (眞珠扇)
1850–1950
Korea, Joseon dynasty
(1392-1910)
Circular fan; copper alloy, silk, metal thread, and paper
Diameter: 29.9 cm (11 3/4 in.)
Director's Contingent Fund 1918.559
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This fan was not to cool oneself, but rather to veil a bride's face during a wedding ceremony as a gesture of chastity.
Description
In the Joseon period, women between the ages of 14 and 20 were matched with a husband through an arranged marriage. Even during the marriage ceremony, a bride was supposed to veil her face with this type of embroidered fan as a gesture of chastity. The fan’s body is made of paper and silk trimmed with a gilded metal rim. On the front, four cranes—one pair in blue, the other in yellow—are stitched along with auspicious clouds. The back is adorned with cranes flying amid clouds and blossoms of peonies.
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