Hat, sacrificial

Description

Ceremonial hat, or yanggwan, made of black lacquered card, grass cloth and cane, with five strips over the crown, worn by the emperor's representative at the tomb of ancestors: Korea, 1880-1910

Museum reference

A.1905.401

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Hat, sacrificial

Production information

Korea, East Asia

Date

1880 - 1910

Materials

Grass cloth, Cane, Cardboard

Physical description

Grass cloth, cane and cardboard

Exhibitions

• Exploring East Asia (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

R. Goepper & Roderick Whitfield, Treasures from Korea: Art Through 5000 Years (BMP, 1984), p. 219

Beth McKillop, Korean Art and Design (V&A, 1992), pp. 130-2