AI-generated illustration: One flat pale cloth assembled from irregular rectangular fabric patches, with fine sealed-looking seams forming a window-pane network.
Contextual interpretation, not a museum replica.
Overview
Jogakbo is a patchwork technique used for some Korean bojagi wrapping cloths; not every bojagi is patchwork. The V&A describes reusing remnants of a single fabric type, including cotton, silk or ramie, and situates domestic cloth-making in the Joseon period. Its account explains gekki, a triple-stitched construction producing sealed flat seams, with patches extended irregularly until the cloth reaches the required size. Multicoloured and monochrome examples both occur. The inspected detail of its cloth dated about 1940 shows pale patches and a network of seams.
Contemporary teaching gives the practice another setting. West Dean’s tutor account identifies Chunghie Lee’s Bojagi & Beyond teaching from 1999 and describes a combination of making, historical use and the cloth’s place in Korean society, applied to modern interpretation. This is an institution’s description of a named artist’s teaching, rather than evidence that every maker follows the same curriculum. The V&A’s separate examples of contemporary clothing also make clear that wrapping-cloth techniques can inform new kinds of objects.
History & identity
Specific institutional and community-attributed accounts; no single-origin claim.
Sources & representation
Complete selected accounts and actual linked object-detail photographs inspected.
Selected bibliography
Documented works and useful reading. This is not a list of every appearance.
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Language & cultural connections
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References
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- Primary custodial/tutor accountJogakbo – traditional Korean patchworkResearch access: 2026-10-23
- Primary custodial/tutor accountChunghie LeeResearch access: 2026-10-23
Image credits
AI-generated contextual material culture illustrationAI-generated illustration: One flat pale cloth assembled from irregular rectangular fabric patches, with fine sealed-looking seams forming a window-pane network.
Contextual interpretation, not a museum replica.
