Stone blue satin gold round dragon skirt

[Satin Satin Gold Tuanzhao Skirt]

Satin Satin Gold Tuanzhao Skirt, Qing Kangxi, waist circumference 98 cm, waist height 17 cm, skirt length 124 cm, hem 197 cm, belt length 75 cm. The old collection of the Qing Palace
This is one of the spring and autumn dresses of Empress Dowager or Empress Dowager of the Qing Dynasty. The upper part is a red round dragon four-fold cloud weave gold longevity satin. The lower part of the fold is made of multicolored cloud dragon makeup satin, decorated with a piece of stone blue gold edge, a three-color gold narrow edge, inlaid with a sea dragon edge, and a red plain satin lining. The wadding is thin and soft. On the left and right sides, there is a copper gilded chiseled flower buckle, two red woven gold satin belts, and one lake pigment spinning belt. The upper fabric is a red four-in-one Ruyi cloud pattern with two dragons holding gold longevity characters, and the pattern is embossed. The stone blue and gold dragon is decorated with colorful cloud pattern, with the moon white silk hook edge, the weaving is fine, the pattern is clear, the composition is full and regular, and the color is gorgeous and solemn. It is the only lace-up empress dress in the collection of the Palace Museum at present.

石青色缎织金团龙朝裙局部