Author: DONG HWA, HUH, Title: Traditional Korean wrapping Cloths [English version by Sheila Hoey Middleton, based on the original text of The Wonder Cloth. First edition, thus].
Description: Seoul, Museum of Korean Embroidery, 1990. Large 8°. Original coloured and illustrated limp glossy wrappers, frontcover with title in bold white type. 61pp. Many captioned coloured illustrations featuring a great variety of wrapping cloth with traditional and modern motifs and dsigns on pp. 20-58, detailed descriptive catalogue, abbrefiations, appendix (naes for Pojagi), full-page diagram listing the five elements and related matters at rear end, preface, table of contents, colophon. English language survey in which traditional Korean wrapping cloth are described, classfied and discussed in rather detail. Very fine copy.
Keywords: wrapping cloth korea survey culture heritage history design pattern pojagi tradition history asia fareast catalogue survey embroidery
Price: EUR 75.00 = appr. US$ 81.51 Seller: Antiquarian Booksellers Gemilang
- Book number: 56167