FMNH 33263.nosub[1]
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Description: Korean cloth, sable fur, damask, gilt coat [military] dress. Court costume of high official. Cloak-like robe consists of red cloth trimmed with otter-fur, lined with light-blue Chinese silk. Strewn with regular rows of brass bosses representing purely decorative survivals or reminiscences of plate armor. 3 globular buttons close garment in front; 2 lower ones are hidden under broad sash of figured blue silk. Around neck are 12 brass maple-leaves cut out and riveted to cloth. Epaulets are adorned with full figures of gilt, embossed dragons hunting for flamed jewel; they are worked in sections, which are cleverly connected by hinges, shoulders are not handicapped in any motion. Helmet is composed of strong, compressed, glazed leather, lined with soft leather. Surface is divided by means of four metal bars into 4 compartments, 2 are adorned with a dragon, 2 others each with a gilt bronze phoenix on the wing. Silver phenixes filled with dark-blue enamel are added. Earmuffs and nape-guard, thin copper plates concealed between outside material and lining. Kept in place by copper nails with gilt heads. A quilted cap of blue silk is worn next to skull, under helmet. Below is illustrated black-varnished wooden chest in which the suit is stored, with a special conical compartment for the casque.Catalog Number: 33263.nosub[1]Description: coatMaterials: cloth, animal skin; marten - sable, damask, metal; giltCultural Attribution: KoreanAccession Number: [653] J. F. G. Umlauff (Gift)Accession Year: 1899Collector/Source: J.F.G. Umlauff, J.F.G. Umlauff, H. HigenbothamEMu IRN: 1247273GUID: a0d0786a-c302-4fcd-b1d2-1efcf82944fb
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