[Treasures From National Museum of Korea] Taegeukgi

Period: Joseon era Materials: Silk Dimensions: 180.5 x 268.0 cm Designation: Treasure Taegeukgi, the Korean national flag, features the taegeuk, or the yin and yang symbol. and sagwe, which are the four groups of bars. Each of the four sagwe has a specific meaning: starting from the top left, moving clockwise, the geon bars symbolize air, south and summer; the gam bars symbolize water, west and autumn; the gon bars symbolize Earth, north and winter; and the ri bars symbolize fire, east and sprin