Korean Patchwork ("Jogakbo")

Unknown artist

19th–20th century

Plain-weave silk, floating twill pattern on plain weave, twill pattern on plain weave (silk)

Tokyo National Museum

A Korean patchwork textile features a checkerboard pattern of red, cream, and dark red squares. A central pink cross shape with a dark blue figure in the middle is surrounded by the checkerboard. A Korean patchwork textile features a checkerboard pattern of red, cream, and dark red squares. A central pink cross shape with a dark blue figure in the middle is surrounded by the checkerboard. Origin: Korean Peninsula