page_title: Hogeon
hierarchical_section_title: Hogeon
caption_attribution_description: 한국어: 대한민국, 서울,한국민속박물관에 전시된 조선시대 아이들의 의상을 재현한 전시. 남아는 머리에 호랑이 문양이 새겨진 호건을 쓰고, 상의로 오방장저고리를 입은 후, 전복을 겹쳐입었다. 바지를 입고 수가 놓여진 타래버선을 신었다.English: A models of Korean young boy during the Joseon dynasty in hanbok (Korean traditional clothing) are displayed at The National Folk Museum of Korea, Seoul, South Korea. The model wears the jeonbok (long sleeveless vest) over the obangjang durumagi (a colorful overcoat) and baji (baggy trouser). The model also wears hogen(headgear embroidered with a tiger pattern) on his head, and "tarae beoseon" (embroidered socks) on his feet.
context_page_description: A hogeon is a type of gwanmo, Korean traditional headgear for young boys aged one year to five years old. It was worn along with durumagi or jeonbok. Hogeon was worn on holidays such as Seollal, Chuseok, or celebrations for their birthdays like doljanchi. The shape and material are almost similar to bokgeon except a tiger pattern embroidered on hogeon. The outer is made of a black silk while the inner is dark blue silk. The tiger pattern was embroidered on the surface as reflecting parents' wish for their children to grow brave. The shapes of a tiger's eyebrow, eyes, whiskers, teeth and ears are decorated on the forehead of the hogeon. The ears was made with black and red fabrics. Strings attached to the end of the forehead part is able to tie the headgear to its back. Along with the tiger pattern, geumbak of some of Hanja that had good and auspicious meaning are adorned with the hogeon to bless the wearer. It was worn by young boys until they reached to the age of 5 or 6 years old.
context_section_description: A hogeon is a type of gwanmo (관모), Korean traditional headgear for young boys aged one year to five years old. It was worn along with durumagi (overcoat) or jeonbok (a long vest). Hogeon was worn on holidays such as Seollal (Korean new year), Chuseok (Mid-term festival), or celebrations for their birthdays like doljanchi. The shape and material are almost similar to bokgeon except a tiger pattern embroidered on hogeon. The outer is made of a black silk while the inner is dark blue silk. The tiger pattern was embroidered on the surface as reflecting parents' wish for their children to grow brave. The shapes of a tiger's eyebrow, eyes, whiskers, teeth and ears are decorated on the forehead of the hogeon. The ears was made with black and red fabrics. Strings attached to the end of the forehead part is able to tie the headgear to its back. Along with the tiger pattern, geumbak (gold leaf) of some of Hanja that had good and auspicious meaning are adorned with the hogeon to bless the wearer. It was worn by young boys until they reached to the age of 5 or 6 years old.
caption: Hokgeon
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