This research analyzes how our people use the aesthetic view symbolism of dress in focus of the Chosun Dynasty period by analysis data of traditional Korean folktale.
As references, An outline of the Korean oral literature: 82 volumes in total and w...
This research analyzes how our people use the aesthetic view symbolism of dress in focus of the Chosun Dynasty period by analysis data of traditional Korean folktale.
As references, An outline of the Korean oral literature: 82 volumes in total and written Korean narrative: 7 volumes in total written by Kin Hyen Ryong were selected. As regards method of study, first, the aesthetic view symbolism of the dress described in the traditional folktale has been extracted: afterwards, those were classified and summarized according to theme of a clothing, hairstyle, and skin, etc. And the aesthetic view symbolism of the dress has been analyzed based on the theory of symbolism.
As a result, we can get the next conclusion.
1. The aesthetic view was symbolized in the dress, appearance, make-up, bodily character of women. The symbolism of women's beauty were a dress sort of a dragonfly's wing, beautiful appearance, a braided hair style like a tray, a long hair length of hip length, a skin like white snow, a skin like peach blossom color, a clean and bright skin and hands, a hands like powder, a clean teeth like a white frost, a Korean socks sort of a cucumber's seed, a powder make-up like a half moon, a hair oil. The symbolism of women's soil were a bulk body, a resonant voice, a waist like a big pot, a messy make-up.
2. The aesthetic view was symbolized in the appearance and bodily character of men. The symbolization of men's beauty were a face like a jade, a man of commanding presence. The symbolization of men's soil was a bald head.