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Bojagi


Lee Chunghie, Bojagi, 2001, silk and screenprint, Gift of Dorothy Lemelson, © unknown, research required, 2001.49.3

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Title

Bojagi

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original language: 褓

original language: 조각보

Artist

Lee Chunghie (Korean, active United States, born 1945)

Date

2001

Medium

silk and screenprint

Dimensions (H x W x D)

30 x 28 5/8 in

Collection Area

Asian Art

Category

Clothing and Textiles

Object Type

textile

Culture

Korean

Credit Line

Gift of Dorothy Lemelson

Accession Number

2001.49.3

Copyright

© unknown, research required

Terms

screen printing

screen prints

silk

textiles

Description

Korean fiber artist Lee Chunghie is internationally renowned for her innovative designs inspired by traditional bojagi. In this work, Lee overlays rectangles of different colors of translucent silk for a beautiful effect, and leaves the threads hanging to enhance the three-dimensionality of her work.

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