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Korean name | |
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Hangul | 포 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | po |
McCune–Reischauer | p'o |
Po is a general term that describes an outer robe or overcoat in Korean traditional clothing.
There are two general types of po,the Korean type and the Chinese type. [1]
The Korean type is a common style from the Three Kingdoms of Korea period,and it is used in modern day. [2] [1] A belt was used until it was replaced by a ribbon during late Joseon dynasty. Durumagi is a variety of po that was worn as protection against cold. It had been widely worn as an outer robe over jeogori and baji. It is also called jumagui,juchaui,or juui. [3] [2] [4]
The Chinese type is different styles of po from China. Starting from North-South states period,they were used through history until nation-wide adoption of the Korean type durumagi in 1895. [1]