Yellow Cloud Satin Rattan Rice Ball Boots

[Yellow Cloud Satin Rattan Rice Ball Boots]

Yellow Cloud Satin Rattan Rice Ball Boots, the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, 32 cm long and 60 cm high. The old collection of the Qing Palace
Boots are thick soles and high toes. The upper of the boots is made of stone blue plain satin, the boots are made of yellow Ruyi cloud grain satin, the boot mouth is inlaid with stone blue lotus grain woven gold satin edge, and the whole boots are decorated with small rice beads and red coral nails to form a hook rattan pattern. This boot is made of silk satin and uses a large number of materials such as gold thread, rice bead and coral as decorative patterns. Its comfort and decoration are greatly improved compared with the boots before the Qing Dynasty entered the customs. The color contrast of the boots is strong, the process is complex and exquisite, and the bright yellow fabric shows the supreme identity of the wearer. According to the age characteristics of the fabric, form and decorative pattern of the boots, it can be concluded that they were worn by Emperor Kangxi. According to Xu Ke’s “Qing barnyard grass banknotes · clothing”, “the material of boots is satin in spring, summer and autumn, and velvet in winter”. These boots are used in spring and autumn.