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King Muryeong. The decorations on these crowns, presumed to have been worn by the king and queen, were cut from thin gold plates and created in the images of glowing haloes. Among the most widely known crowns of Silla is one with five ornaments
•A bride wearing jokduri, a crown-like headpiece for women
••Hwagwan - official hat worn by women when wearing formal dress (Joseon Dynasty)
attached to a narrow band. Additional decorations on the three main ornaments on the front and on each of the sides resemble tiny twigs branching out of a tree, thereby creating cascading images of small mountains. During the Goryeo Dynasty, crown styles were deeply influenced by the Chinese: Myeollyugwan was a square, flat crown with dangling strings of small precious stones that was worn by the king with formal attire; Wonyugwan was a dark, silk hat with a jade ornament worn by the king when meeting his court; boktu was a formal hat worn by those who had passed the highest civil service examination when receiving their appointments; and, Samo was a round, black silk hat worn by civil and military officials, and is donned these days by the groom in a traditional wedding ceremony. Court hats similar to those worn by the Chinese were still popular during the Joseon Dynasty. It was not until mid-Joseon that the gat, a uniquely Korean hat
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