Jogakbo
Jogakbo · Cloth
Silk gauze
사紗sa
Light, open gauze silk for summer cloths and translucent patchwork.
- Meaning
- 사 紗 'gauze silk'.
- Used for
- Summer 사보 and gauze 조각보
A light, open gauze-weave silk (사직견) for summer. Both 사 and 라 (羅) were used for stiffened jogakbo-style work.
History & tradition
Three Kingdoms to Joseon
Gauze silks were among the main Joseon silks and were worn in summer. Unlined gauze jogakbo were light enough to cover food while letting air through.
The encyclopedia's silk entry glosses one 사 as 絁, a coarse silk; the gauze sense here is 紗.
Researched with medium confidence.
Sources for this entry
항라亢羅hangna