'Chogakpoi' with Red Tassels and Two Tie Cords (Decorative fabric in which to wrap a parcel; this type is specifically for a wedding)

Artists

Description

Stitched fabric; cut pieces of loosely woven blue silk damask and blue tabby-weave silk sewn together to form a fiber-art composition and embellished with blue silk tie cords and tassels of red silk floss; with seal impression reading "Yi Chong Hŭi In" stamped on a separate piece of blue silk that has been stitched into place in the lower right corner of the composition (viewer's left)

Dimensions

H. 58 x W. 59 cm (22 13/16 x 22 13/16 in.)

Provenance

[Lea R. Sneider, New York, (by 2003)], sold; to Robert D. Mowry, Brookline, MA (2003-2020), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums.