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    "localId": "98877",
    "label": "Inner Coat for the Royal Ceremonial Costume",
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    "id": "98877",
    "contentType": "object",
    "title": "Inner Coat for the Royal Ceremonial Costume",
    "description": "This is a set of royal ceremonial robe and accessories worn by a high-ranking court official for attending special state ceremonies. The set consists of an inner coat, an outer coat, a skirt, a back apron, a crown, a pair of jade tassels, a tablet, and a belt.",
    "date": "late 1800s–early 1900s",
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    "source": "import",
    "dimensionsRaw": "neck edge to hem: 119.4 cm (47 in.); Across shoulders: 179.1 cm (70 1/2 in.)",
    "cul": [
        "Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)"
    ],
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    "tec": "silk: dyed blue, black, and white; gauze weave",
    "tombstone": "Inner Coat for the Royal Ceremonial Costume (청초중단 (靑綃中單)), late 1800s–early 1900s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Silk: dyed blue, black, and white; gauze weave; neck edge to hem: 119.4 cm (47 in.); across shoulders: 179.1 cm (70 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, General Income Fund, 1918.551.a",
    "titleInOriginalLanguage": "청초중단 (靑綃中單)",
    "collection": "Textiles",
    "citations": [
        {
            "citation": "Choe, Yeon-woo. \"A Study on the Court uniform Worn by Government Officials in Late Joseon Dynast [조선후기 관원 조복(朝服)의 구성과 형태 연구].” <em>Hanbok munhwa</em> (2015): 131-148.",
            "url": "http://www.dbpia.co.kr/journal/articleDetail?nodeId=NODE06519360"
        },
        {
            "citation": "<em>Treasures from Korea: Arts and Culture of the Joseon Dynasty, 1392-1910</em>. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2014."
        },
        {
            "citation": "Ch'a, Mi-rae, Kwi-suk An, Cleveland Museum of Art, and 국외소재문화재재단. <em>The Korean Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Edited by An Min-hŭi. First edition, English ed. Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Series, 16. Seoul, Republic of Korea: Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation, 2021.",
            "page_number": "Mentioned and reproduced: p. 250-251, no. 139"
        }
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    "creditline": "General Income Fund",
    "updatedAt": "2026-05-29 05:20:31.428000",
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