Korean women from the lower class of old Korea wear cloaks over their heads during an outing. The cloak is called essugae chimae or ‘changot’ which is a coat-style veil. Originally the ‘changot’ was everyday wear for both kings and commoners. Since the time of King Sejo (1455-1468), however, women began to wear the robe, and it then evolved as a veil for women only. The inner and outer collars were symmetrical in shape, while the neckline and sleeve-ends were trimmed with a wide, white bias. The collar, ties and armpits were purple. Two of the women depicted here carry a bundle of goods on their head. Source: Inmurhwaro ponun Choson sidae uri ot, 1998, p. 124.
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11:10 am on June 18th, 2012 1
Kind of weird seeing a picture of Korean females . . . and none of them are doing the peace sign.
11:40 am on June 18th, 2012 2
Interesting. In 1904, a year before Korea was occupied and declared a Imperial Japanese protectorate, the spelling is Corean. Does this mean Dokdo belongs to Corea? Or something like that?
7:42 pm on June 18th, 2012 3
That brings up an interesting quandry. As neither the “Empire of Japan” and “Korean Empire” exist anymore, who has the rightful territorial claim now? I wonder would happen if North Korea just came out and said that the island was theirs, instead of South Korea’s. Would be hilarious to see.
9:11 pm on June 18th, 2012 4
Both countries’ territorial claims were inherited by the successor countries. It’s moot (and it’s why Taiwan still claims Mongolia, I think).
As for the Corea-versus-Korea issue, Korea had a different official name anyway.