Korea Delegation to China in 1863 (first known photographs of Koreans)

Donga Ilbo ^ | 02/22/08

[Eric in the Ozarks]

No silk brocade “Korea Tiger” jacket ?

[John Leland 1789]

“According to JoongAng Ilbo, London Mission(?) owns them. The School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London is entrusted to take care of them. FYI”

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Thanks for that info! I’ll do a little research from there. I called in my own children (we home school) to look at those photos and read the posts. We all love those picks.

Writing this from Shanghai, by the way.

[decimon]

Thar is a very interesting hat. You can see through the brim.

Fresnel lens.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Yes, your wife is right. It is called “Gamtu.”
There is an idiomatic expression in Korea, which translates to “wear gamtu.” It means, “be appointed to a prestigious post.”

[Joe Boucher]

NO, but I know what you’re talking about.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

They were standard issue when I was a kid.

[SunkenCiv]

Too bad they didn’t just happen to kill Mao’s ancestors during their visit. :’)