Jogakbo · Cloth
Ramie (fine)
Fine, crisp ramie cloth, cool in summer and translucent in single-layer patchwork.
- Meaning
- 모시 is the native word for ramie; 저포 苧布 'ramie cloth'.
- Used for
- Summer single-layer 조각보 and 상보; palace bojagi (저포)
A fine, crisp, breathable bast-fiber cloth, bright white when bleached. Hansan mosi weaving was inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2011. Court inventories call it 저포 and record dyed forms: 백저포, 분홍저포, 청저포, 아청저포, 갈매저포.
History & tradition
Ancient; Hansan in South Chungcheong is the best-known centre
Ramie was woven by women, with techniques passed from mothers to daughters and daughters-in-law, and was prized for cool summer clothing from mourning dress to court wear. Its offcuts made the translucent summer jogakbo whose seams show as dark lines in the light.
Hansan mosi weaving was inscribed by UNESCO in 2011; mosi jogakbo are widely made as hangings today.