Blue-coloured four-season flower frilled flower butterfly pattern makeup satin women’s Pei

[cyan four-season flower pleated flower butterfly pattern makeup damask women’s Pei]

cyan four-season flower pleated flower butterfly pattern makeup damask women’s Pei, Qing Kangxi, body length 121 cm, two sleeves overall length 231 cm, hem width 109 cm
Pei straight neck, double breasted, left and right slits, collar inlaid with white knotted lotus pattern dark brocade, chest nailed with a pair of black satin belt, lined with lake green moire satin lining. The black makeup satin floor is made of seven satin patterns, and the colored weft shows the flowers, using the shuttle digging technique. Pei is adorned with butterflies, with different postures. Its wings are made of red, purple, palace yellow, pink, blue, grass green and other colored threads and gold threads. The butterfly room is decorated with plum, peach, pear, peony, pomegranate, chrysanthemum, rose and other flowers, which are colorful. The decorative pattern is made of twisted gold and gold thread, which enhances the three-dimensional sense, and is gorgeous against the background of the dark ground, with an elegant and luxurious artistic effect. This kind of decoration follows and innovates the style of painting flowers in the Song Dynasty. This Pei fabric has a novel composition and exquisite weaving. It can be regarded as a model work of makeup brocade in the Kangxi period, and is also a treasure of makeup brocade in the Palace Museum.