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Wedding-gift (yedan) wrapper
예단보禮緞褓yedanbo
A yedanbo wraps the 예단, the silk and other gifts exchanged between families at a wedding.
- Meaning
- 'gift-silk wrapper' (禮緞 ceremonial silk gifts + 褓)
- Made of
- Silk
- Era
- Joseon (1392–1910) to today
Wraps 예단 (silk and gifts exchanged between families). Wedding wrappers were made richer with tassels (술) and gold-leaf paper (금전지).
In museum collections
History & tradition
Joseon to today
Wedding gift exchanges between the two families centred on silk: the groom's side sent blue and red silk (청단·홍단) in the 함, and gifts went back from the bride's side. Wedding cloths were made richer than everyday ones, with tassels, gold-leaf or gold-paper corners and auspicious characters, because the wrapping showed respect for the recipient.
예단 exchange continues in Korean weddings, and the gifts are still usually presented in silk bojagi.
Researched with medium confidence.
Sources for this entry
폐백보幣帛褓pyebaekbo