Museums below have purchased Bojagis from Kang Collection over the years.
The British Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Detroit Institute of Arts
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
The Brooklyn Museum of Art
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Bojagi (Patch work)
1980's
silk, cloth (Framed)
Bojagi: 20 7/8 x 21 in (53.1 x 53.3 cm)
Frame: 28 x 26 1/2 in (71 x 67.3 cm)
Bojagi is a traditional Korean wrapping cloth and have many uses, including as gift wrapping, in weddings, and in Buddhist rites. More recently, they have been internationally recognized as a traditional art form, often featured in museums and inspiring modern reinterpretations. Traditional Korean folk religions believed that keeping something wrapped protected good luck. It is believed that the earliest use of the wrappings dates to the Three Kingdoms Period (57 BCE – 668 CE). Bojagis were created with small leftover segments from sewing Hanbok (Korean traditional garments).
Bojagi (Patch work)
1980's
silk, cloth (Framed)
Bojagi: 20 7/8 x 21 in (53.1 x 53.3 cm)
Frame: 28 x 26 1/2 in (71 x 67.3 cm)
Bojagi is a traditional Korean wrapping cloth and have many uses, including as gift wrapping, in weddings, and in Buddhist rites. More recently, they have been internationally recognized as a traditional art form, often featured in museums and inspiring modern reinterpretations. Traditional Korean folk religions believed that keeping something wrapped protected good luck. It is believed that the earliest use of the wrappings dates to the Three Kingdoms Period (57 BCE – 668 CE). Bojagis were created with small leftover segments from sewing Hanbok (Korean traditional garments).
Museums below have purchased Bojagis from Kang Collection over the years.
The British Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Detroit Institute of Arts
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
The Brooklyn Museum of Art
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston