| Object Number | 16804B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Korean |
| Provenience | Korea |
| Date Made | 18th Century - 1893 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Silk |
| Iconography | Vermillion Bird of the South | Talisman | Clouds | Bird |
| Description | Flag with the Vermillion Bird of the South, one of the five cosmological directions. The bird (which on this flag resembles a kingfisher) is red and has a talisman (dao fu 道符) next to it. Red silk ground with a bird flying to the left surrounded by multi-colored clouds. Characters on one side. Bordered on three sides by blue silk, wide cut fringe. Three sets of leather ties along side. |
| Length | 105 cm |
| Width | 113 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Korean Commissioner, World's Columbian Exposition, 1893 |
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