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Motifs

Motif · Nature

Cloud

운문雲文unmun

Scrolling clouds, bringers of rain and one of the longevity symbols.

Wishes for
Bringer of rain and growth, and one of the ten symbols of longevity

운문보 is a pattern category.

History & tradition

East Asian imagery; Joseon

Clouds were seen as the source of rain that makes everything grow and belong to the ten longevity symbols. 운문보 is a recognized bojagi pattern category.

Researched with medium confidence.

Sources
  1. encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0023523
  2. weekly.khan.co.kr/article/202303241250241

Sources for this entry

  1. encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0023523
  2. weekly.khan.co.kr/article/202303241250241
  3. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bojagi