''Jeongjagwan'' () is a type of ''gwanmo'' (관모; 冠帽). It is a traditional men's hat in Hanfu and Hanbok. It was first seen in the Five Dynasties at the latest. In the Song Dynasty, two notable Confucian scholars, Cheng Yi (程颐) and Cheng Hao (程灏), often wore this kind of hat, so they were also known as Cheng hats (程子冠). The system of Jeongjagwan is slightly modified following the barrel-shaped Dongpo hat of the Song Dynasty. It is mainly woven with horsetail hair, and it was a hat worn by men from the
yangban
The ''yangban'' () were part of the traditional ruling class or gentry of dynastic Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. The ''yangban'' were mainly composed of highly educated civil servants and military officers—landed or unlanded aristocrats ...
, the upper class of the
Joseon period
Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and re ...
.
It was mostly worn at home as a daily headgear instead of a ''
gat'', a formal headgear. ''Jeongjagwan'' is made with
horse hair.
See also
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Gat
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Ayam
Ayam may refer to:
*Ayam (cap), a Korean hat
* Ayam (people), Kuwaiti citizens of Persian origins.
*''Ayam'', the Melayu and Malay word for chicken, used in names of dishes and chicken or food-related entities:
**Ayam Brand, food company
** Ayam b ...
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Hanbok
The (; term used in South Korea), also called ()
n North Korea and China, is an umbrella term which is used to refer to traditional ethnic Korean clothes, including the traditional clothing of the (Korean Chinese), an officially recognized ...
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Korean headgear
Hats
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