Obangsaek
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Short description: Traditional Korean color spectrum
| Obangsaek | |
 The five cardinal colors of the traditional Korean color spectrum | |
| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 오방색 |
| Revised Romanization | Obangsaek |
| McCune–Reischauer | Obangsaek |
The traditional Korean color spectrum, also known as Obangsaek (Korean: 오방색; lit. five direction colors), is the color scheme of the five Korean traditional colors of white, black, blue, yellow and red.[1][2] In Korean traditional arts and traditional textile patterns, the colors of Obangsaek represent five cardinal directions:[1] Obangsaek theory is a combination of Five Elements and Five Colours theory and originated in China .
Five orientations
- Blue: east
- Red: south
- Yellow: center
- White: west
- Black: north
These colors are also associated with the Five Elements of traditional Korean culture:[1]
- Blue: Wood
- Red: Fire
- Yellow: Earth
- White: Metal
- Black: Water
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The Five Cardinal Colors of Traditional Patterns". AsianInfo.org. http://www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/korea/arc/five_cardinal_colors_of_traditio.htm. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ↑ Yoo, Jee-ho (3 May 2013). "Pyeongchang unveils emblem for 2018 Winter Olympics". Yonghap News Agency. http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/culturesports/2013/05/03/62/0702000000AEN20130503007400315F.HTML. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
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