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It hangs from the waist, at the rear of an ensemble worn either for ancestral ritual, or for making morning obeisance to the king.  Its design consists of two columns of four embroidered flying cranes of blues and whites. Above the cranes is a decorative border including a pair of gold-coloured rings, and below it blue silk netting and a fringe are attached. Most <i>husu</i> are made of silk satin, so this woollen example is unusual. It is made of wool, embroidered with silk thread, lined with silk plain weave fabric and interlined with two layers of Korean paper.","physicalDescription":"Apron, or <i>husu</i> (worn at the back, hanging from the waist) made of a fulled red wool fabric and fully lined with a red, plain weave silk fabric. There are two layers of Korean paper used as interlinings. Blue net and a fringe made of silk are attached at the bottom. The front face is embroidered in polycrhome silk floss. The design consists of clouds, flying cranes set in rows, lotus and a Chinese character.  There are two gold-coloured rings on the top section.\n\nHusu refers to the embroidered rear panel sewn to the belt (daedae) which is worn with ceremonial costume. The embroidery design and the pendants’ material adorning the upper part of the panel indicate the rank of the official. For the first and second ranks, a cloud and crane design with golden pendants were used, for the third rank a hawk design with silver pendants, for the fourth rank a magpie design with silver pendants, and for the fifth and sixth ranks a magpie design with bronze pendants. Made of red cotton flannel, this panel is embroidered with cloud and crane patterns and have golden pendants, indicating that it was worn by officials of the first and second ranks. The back is covered in silk. The two pendants are sewn to the upper part of the husu with twisted red thread.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"silk thread","id":"x30127"},{"text":"gold thread","id":"x30128"},{"text":"wool","id":"AAT243430"},{"text":"silk (textile)","id":"AAT243428"}],"techniques":[{"text":"embroidered","id":"AAT53653"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Fulled wool and silk with embroidery","categories":[{"text":"Textiles","id":"THES48885"},{"text":"Men's clothes","id":"THES49043"},{"text":"Formal wear","id":"THES48950"},{"text":"Embroidery","id":"THES48960"}],"styles":[{"text":"Late Choson","id":"x32069"}],"collectionCode":{"text":"EAS","id":"THES48596"},"images":["2011ET1149"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"004","id":"THES395004"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Apron","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Korea","id":"x30965"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1850-1950","earliest":"1850-01-01","latest":"1950-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by Angus Macdonald","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Length","value":"71.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"27","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"In sections, the <i>husu</i> measures 47 cm (main panel) 11cm  (blue net) 14 cm (blue fringe)","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Woollen apron made with silk and gold thread, Late Choson period, Korea, 1800-1899","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"Beth McKillop. <u>Korean Art and Design</u>. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1992.","id":"AUTH316578"},"details":"plate 58","free":""},{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Beth McKillop & Pauline LeMoigne \"Tradition and Transformation : two decades of Korean Art and Design at the V&A Museum\" in <i>Orientations</i>,Volume 43, number 6, September 2012, pp.83-91."},{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"<font -u>National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage.</font> Daejeon: National Research Institue of Cultural Heritage, 2013, p. 293."},{"reference":{"text":"Miller, Lesley Ellis, and Ana Cabrera Lafuente, with Claire Allen-Johnstone, eds. <u>Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion</u>. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2021. 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