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Cotton

무명木綿 / 綿布mumyeong

Handwoven cotton, the everyday cloth of Joseon homes and folk bojagi.

Meaning
무명 is the native word for cotton cloth (also 미영); written 木綿 / 綿布.
Used for
Folk everyday bojagi; ground fabric for 수보

Handwoven cotton, widely grown after Mun Ik-jeom brought seeds in 1363. In the late period, machine cotton (서양목, 광목, 옥양목) also appears in court bojagi records.

History & tradition

Late Goryeo (1363) onward

Cotton cultivation took hold after Mun Ik-jeom brought seed in 1363, and handwoven cotton became the most traded cloth in Joseon markets. Machine-made cottons (광목, 옥양목) displaced it from the late 19th century.

Sources
  1. encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0018176

Sources for this entry

  1. encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0018176
  2. gogung.go.kr/ebook/access/ecatalogt.jsp?callmode=admin&cati…
  3. orientations.com.hk/highlights/stitches-empowered-korean-embroider…
  4. elle.co.kr/article/1884960