When engaged in formal duties like guarding the palace or marching in parades, members of the Joseon
When engaged in formal duties like guarding the palace or marching in parades, members of the Joseon military wore red coats with fur trim. The wearer of this outfit must have been particularly high-ranking because his jacket is in silk velvet instead of the more common (and itchier) wool flannel. Hidden inside the jacket are small leather pieces, layered like fish scales, that served as body armor. Military Uniform of a High-Ranking Official. Korea, Joseon dynasty, late 19th century. Silk, lacquered steel, leather, cotton batting, fur, horsehair, gilt copper, silver, nephrite jade Brooklyn Museum Collection, 22.1971a-b. Creative Commons-BY -- source link
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