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Single-layer cloth
A hotbo is an unlined bojagi of one layer, usually ramie or hemp for summer use.
- Meaning
- 'single cloth' (홑 single-layer + 보)
- Made of
- 모시, 삼베, 사
- Era
- Joseon (1392–1910) to today
An unlined bojagi of one layer. Typical of summer ramie patchwork, where seams are finished so that both faces look neat. Seams in single-layer patchwork are often 쌈솔 (flat-felled).
In museum collections
History & tradition
Joseon to 20th century
Unlined cloths were the cheapest to make and the most practical in hot weather. Thin ramie and hemp hotbo let air through when laid over food, and light seasonal patchwork in 모시 was made single-layer, with seams finished cleanly on both faces. Hotbo were also used at court; painted 당채보 on plain hemp are often single-layer.
Single-layer ramie patchwork is the form most practised by contemporary bojagi makers, often hung as screens or window panels where light shows through the seams.
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