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Colours

Colour

Black

흑黑heuk

The colour of the north and water, seen on bojagi mostly as printing and painting ink.

Direction
North (북) · Water (수)
Hex
#000000

Wisdom

Black ink in printed (인염) bojagi.

History & tradition

Five-phase colour theory; Joseon printed cloths

Black stands for the north and water and is linked to wisdom. On bojagi it appears mainly as ink: a 2009 study notes most late-Joseon printed (인염) bojagi were stamped in black ink, and some painted cloths used single-colour ink.

Researched with medium confidence.

Sources
  1. dailian.co.kr/news/view/473454
  2. koreascience.or.kr/article/JAKO200912368303069.page?&lang=ko

Sources for this entry

  1. encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0023523
  2. dailian.co.kr/news/view/473454
  3. koreascience.or.kr/article/JAKO200912368303069.page?&lang=ko