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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