Motifs
Motif · Plants
Chrysanthemum
국화문菊花文gukhwamun
A woven chrysanthemum found on late court silk wrappers.
- Wishes for
- Longevity and quiet nobility, the flower that blooms after the frost
Large blooms woven or patterned on a palace 패물보.
History & tradition
Court textiles, early 20th century
Chrysanthemums appear woven into the satin of an early-20th-century jewellery wrapper of Prince Yeong's consort in the National Palace Museum. The flower's usual reading of longevity and integrity comes from general East Asian symbolism; the museum record does not explain it.
Researched with low confidence.
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만자문卍字文manjamun