Dopo (clothing)
The dopo is a variety of po, or overcoat in hanbok, which was mostly worn by male Confucian scholars called seonbi during the Goryeo and Joseon period.
Seonbi wore it as their daily garment as well as government officers did when they out for their private business. There are several speculations over the origin of the dopo. According to historical documents such as Seongho saseol, Ojuyeon munjang jeonsango, the garment was influenced by Buddhism. The authors claimed that dopo was originally monk's robe called, gwontu which was identical to jangsam, another monk's garment.
