Explore three rare winter flowers in hanbok design that were reserved for the highest-ranking women in the Joseon royal court. These motifs – winter chrysanthemum, winter jasmine, and wintersweet – carried deep symbolic meaning and required specialized embroidery techniques.
Winter flowers played a vital role in women’s hanbok, marking social status through intricate designs. From royal gold-thread embroidery to simple commoner patterns, these floral motifs told stories of status and virtue across centuries of Korean fashion evolution.
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