Yanggwan

Yanggwan
Korean name
Hangul 양관
Hanja 梁冠
Revised Romanization Yanggwan
McCune–Reischauer Yanggwan

A yanggwan is a ceremonial hat worn by Korean officials during events such as a wedding ceremony, prayer ceremony like that practiced on Chuseok, and other ceremonies. It is considered a crown.[1][2][3] It is usually worn when "court dress" (朝服) is required for Korean officials.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Korean Clothing" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Traditional Korean Clothing". Wordpress. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Yanggwan Hat". korea-fans.com. Retrieved 17 September 2011.


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