norigae (옥향갑노리개 玉香匣佩飾); charm

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norigae(옥향갑노리개 玉香匣佩飾); charm

Object Type: norigae (옥향갑노리개 玉香匣佩飾); charm
Museum number: As1945,04.10
Description: Norigae Register 1945: Jade and red silk charm with metallic thread.
Cultures/periods
Production date: 19thC
Production place: Made in: Korea
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Seoul (special city)
Materials: jade; silk; metal (?)
Dimensions: Length: 6 centimetres (pendant); Length: 32 centimetres (total); Width: 4.80 centimetres (pendant)
Curator's comments: Korean women wore norigae as personal ornaments attached to jackets or skirts. This type is known as danjak norigae as the red silk inside the jade may have been a case to hold incense, which would have given off a perfumed scent.; Register 1945: Seoul, Korea.
Bibliographic references: National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage 2016 / Korean Collections at the British Museum (p.364, no.835); 국립문화재연구소 2016 / 영국박물관 소장 한국문화재 (p.364, no.835)
Location: Not on display
Exhibition history: Exhibited: 2011 July-2014 Nov, BM Gallery 67 2014 17 Dec - onwards, BM Galleries, Korea Foundation Gallery, Room 67
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1945
Department: Asia
Registration number: As1945,04.10