| Accession Nr.: | A.4760.2.20.3. |
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| Type: | photograph |
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| Date of production: |
ca. 1900
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| Place of production: | |
| Acquisition: | collection of Dezső Bozóky |
| Signed: | Below the photo: Dezső Bozóky's handwriting: Types of Korean men’s headwear. |
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| Materials/Techniques: | gelatin silver print |
| Dimensions: | height: 9.4 cm width: 12.6 cm |
The album containing Dezső Bozóky's travelphotos (second). Related item: A.4760.2. (album). Unknown photographer. Photograph purchased by Dezső Bozóky. After the Russo-Japanese War (1904−1905), the literati of Korea entertained several different visions of the country’s future. Some propagated fast technological development, while another group advocated the maintenance of traditions, alongside the adoption of
Western achievements in technology. The men wear traditional Korean costumes and the layered hats of Confucian scholars to indicate they belong to the literati. Attributes like books in European bindings, a cigarette, or a pocket watch worn on the outside, are there to emphasize their progressive thinking.
Western achievements in technology. The men wear traditional Korean costumes and the layered hats of Confucian scholars to indicate they belong to the literati. Attributes like books in European bindings, a cigarette, or a pocket watch worn on the outside, are there to emphasize their progressive thinking.
