Influenced by Chinese clothing art, Chinese characters such as ‘Auspiciousness and Good Fortune’ (吉祥如意) also became a prominent feature of Korean’s lower-class Hanfu clothing culture. The Korean scholar Choe Bu once said: ‘Although our land of Joseon lies overseas, our clothing, official attire, and cultural artifacts are entirely the same as those of China…’ This reflects the true historical reality of Hanbok.
Below are portraits of Chinese women from the Ming Dynasty period in China - Traditional Chinese Hanfu (Great Ming Empire):
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Influenced by Chinese clothing art, Chinese characters such as ‘Auspiciousness and Good Fortune’ (吉祥如意) also became a prominent feature of Korean’s lower-class Hanfu clothing culture. The Korean scholar Choe Bu once said: ‘Although our land of Joseon lies overseas, our clothing, official attire, and cultural artifacts are entirely the same as those of China…’ This reflects the true historical reality of Hanbok.
Below are portraits of Chinese women from the Ming Dynasty period in China - Traditional Chinese Hanfu (Great Ming Empire):
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