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2022 The Royal Heritage of Joseon-Era Court Embroidery

Discover the Heritage of Our 2022 Artisan Collaboration

Traditional Korean beauty and artistry, reimagined for today.

A Limited-Edition Imperial Youth State Honors Speciality Set

Featuring the Royal Heritage of Court Embroidery
Ojoryong Palace Embroidery Box

Imperial Youth products themed on State Honors Speciality Set of 2022 designed with luxurious gold-embellished Court Embroidery.

“This exclusive masterpiece with Court Embroidery embodies the queen's noble wish for the health, longevity, and prosperity of the royal family.”

A Korean artisan with Intangible Cultural Heritage, Master Embroiderer Choi Yoo Hyun working on a traditional embroidery piece. — Holder of Intangible Cultural Heritage Property No. 80, Master Embroiderer Choi Yoo Hyun

Imperial Youth State Honors Speciality Set was created in collaboration with Master Choi Yoo Hyun. She is the holder of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO)’s Intangible Cultural Heritage Property No. 80, Embroidery, meaning she is considered a living cultural treasure with the highest level of expertise in a specific style of embroidery unique to Korea’s royal heritage.

Master Choi’s artwork for the 2022 Imperial Youth State Honors Speciality Set was inspired by the Ojoryong (a five-clawed dragon), which traditionally decorated clothing worn by kings and queens during the Joseon Dynasty. Her golden embroidery work features this motif alongside the Ten Symbols of Longevity, including the sun, clouds, water, rocks, mountains, pine trees, bamboo, fungus, turtles, and cranes — all of which represent happiness, prosperity, and eternal youth.
Each vessel is adorned with a majestic phoenix, which has been a symbol of immortality throughout Korean history.
Delicately intertwining layers of precious golden thread, meticulously embroidered with countless stitches, represent the rigorous dedication necessary to create royal court embroidery. The 2022 Imperial Youth State Honors Speciality Set is truly the epitome of the opulence that the royal family enjoyed throughout the Joseon Dynasty.