Photos of rich and noble women with long nails in the old photos of the Qing Dynasty

When looking at Qing Palace dramas or historical photos, it is often seen that some noble women (especially women like the imperial concubine and empress) wear a long nail on their hands. This kind of nail is as short as a few centimeters and as long as more than ten centimeters. It has a beautiful shape and is made of gold and silver to inlay gemstones. As shown in the figure below:

这种东西叫“护甲”，普遍是只带几个就好，一般不会把五个手指全部都留成长指甲，一般是在小拇指和无名指这两个指甲上会带有护甲。

一般能佩戴这种护甲的女子绝对是大富大贵的人物，讲究个精致，切双手不沾阳春水。

小编整理了一组清朝老照片中佩戴“护甲”的女子老照片分享给大家。

这就是慈禧太后，可谓是清朝最有权势的女人。

可以看到这种护甲一般都是女子佩戴。小编查询了很多清朝老照片，发展清朝男子虽然也有留长指甲的风气，但多为自然生长而成，很少见到这种佩戴护甲的情况：。