Motifs
Motif · Geometric
Coin (holed-coin) pattern
고전문 / 전보문古錢文 / 錢寶文gojeonmun / jeonbomun
Interlocking holed-coin circles, a pattern for wealth and fortune.
- Wishes for
- Wealth and fortune
'Gojeonmun Sangbo' (holed-coin pattern table cover); 전보무늬 is described as a 복 motif.
History & tradition
Joseon household patchwork
Overlapping circles with square holes imitate old coins and stand for fortune. A coin-pattern 상보 (table cover) in the Huh collection carries bat-knot ornaments where the circles meet.
Researched with medium confidence.
Sources
Sources for this entry
격자무늬格子gyeokjamuneui