The hwarot was a traditional wedding robe donned during the Joseon era ... discovered that patches of scrap “hanji” (traditional Korean paper) had been previously applied to mend its sleeves.

The screen was briefly on show at the National Museum of Korea in 1994 ... screen on exhibition at Leeum is a “hwarot” — a traditional wedding robe worn by women during the Joseon era.

Domestic technology has been used to restore two of the nation's artifacts kept in the U.S. The Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation ... the foundation repatriated the damaged screen and a ...