korean women around amalgamated era

high class
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Korean women on an outing
Collection: Willard Dickerman Straight and Early U.S.-Korea Diplomatic Relations, Cornell University Library
Title: Korean women on an outing
Date: ca. 1904
Place: Asia: South Korea
Type: Postcards/Ephemera

Description: Two Korean women in traditional attire. 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' (1417-1468), however, women began to wear the robe, and it then evolved as a veil for women. 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. This is a (hand-colored) photograph taken in a studio setting, produced for mass production. Source: Kwon, O-chang. Inmurhwaro ponun Choson sidae uri ot, 1998, p. 124.

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Pilgrimage of Korea[n] lady
Collection: Willard Dickerman Straight and Early U.S.-Korea Diplomatic Relations, Cornell University Library
Title: Pilgrimage of Korea[n] lady
Date: ca. 1904
Place: Asia: South Korea
Type: Postcards/Ephemera

Description: A woman of the upper class of old Korea, riding in a 'kama' (palanquin or sedan chair). The palanquin is carried by the two men in the background. A lady's personal maidservant (in the foreground, holding a traditional fan) follows the palanquin on foot. The caption speaks of a pilgrimage, but the context does not bear out this statement.


middle class
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Corean beauty
Collection: Willard Dickerman Straight and Early U.S.-Korea Diplomatic Relations, Cornell University Library
Title: A Corean beauty
Date: ca. 1904
Place: Asia: South Korea
Type: Postcards/Ephemera

Description: A Korean woman is shown in fine Korean traditional costume. In the 1900s married woman of noble birth usually wore a 'chogori' (short jacket) and a 'chima' (long skirt). A married woman (as opposed to unmarried women) had her hair up in a 'jjok', which is a kind of rolled-up knot with a hairpin. eIn 1898 a campaign was launched against wearing the 'changot' or a coat-style veil. As they began to wear changot no more, they wore skirts tightly drawn over their jackets.' Source: Kwon, O-chang. Inmurhwaro ponun Choson sidae uri ot, 1998, p. 128.



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lower class
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Collection: Willard Dickerman Straight and Early U.S.-Korea Diplomatic Relations, Cornell University Library
Title: Women going out
Date: ca. 1904
Place: Asia: North Korea; Pyongyang
Type: Postcards/Ephemera

Description: The inscription imprinted on the postcard in Japanese characters indicates an outing of 'Pyongyang' women. The big objects over women's heads were used to hide their face and to protect from sunshine or rain. This is number three of a series of Japanese postcards on Korean customs. On the 'objects' worn on the head, W.R. Carles comments that 'There seemed to be a passion among the poor people for enormous hats, but those of the women were gigantic, and required both hands to keep them in position.' Source: First Encounters - Korea 1880-1910; edited by Peter A.Underwood with Samuel H. Moffett & Norman R. Sibley, Seoul, 1982. p. 112.

Collection: Willard Dickerman Straight and Early U.S.-Korea Diplomatic Relations, Cornell University Library
Title: Husband and wife of Corea
Date: ca. 1904
Place: Asia: South Korea
Type: Postcards/Ephemera

Description: Obviously a well-crafted studio photograph, the couple depicted here (without any children) is composed and face the camera directly. Both in traditional Korean attire, the husband (an official) is seated, while the woman stands to his right. Source: Kwon, O-chang. Inmurhwaro ponun Choson sidae uri ot, 1998, p. 128.