The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
Embroidered Fan for Wedding Ceremony
1850–1950
Location: not on view
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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.- Ye, Yonghae. "Buchae." Yeyonghae chŏnjip. Soeul: Daewonsa, 2002. www.dbpia.co.krSim, Nam-ho. "Empirical Study on the Fan in latter Chosun Dynasty." Dong asia godaehak vol. 49 (March 2018): 243-270. www.earticle.netCh'a, Mi-rae, Kwi-suk An, Cleveland Museum of Art, and 국외소재문화재재단. The Korean Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Edited by An Min-hŭi. First edition, English ed. Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Series, 16. Seoul, Republic of Korea: Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation, 2021. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 239, no. 134
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