Patchwork arranged so that its seams run diagonally across the cloth.
Meaning
Diagonal type (사선 'slanting line').
Used for
Wrapping cloths and covers
Diagonal composition: patches run on the slant, giving the cloth movement across its square.
In other cloths
RamieSilkBlue and redFive colours
History & tradition
Joseon to mid-20th century; ordinary households
Pieces set at an angle give a diagonal flow across the cloth. The name is a classification label from a 2005 design study of 90 jogakbo photographs, not a term the makers used. The study listed it among ten types but left it out of analysis as too similar to others, so it is a loose grouping.