Yellow gold satin gilded cotton armour for Emperor Kangxi

[Yellow woven gold satin gilded cotton armor used by Emperor Kangxi]

lock brocade gold leaf armor, Qing Kangxi, top length 75 cm, lower garment length 74 cm. The helmet is 33 cm high and 22 cm in diameter. The old collection of the Qing Palace
The armour is in the style of upper garment and lower garment. The bright yellow satin herringbone pattern is woven with gold lock brocade face, with white moon lining, stone blue satin edge, cotton in the middle, and gold nails outside. There are 9 pieces of upper garment and lower garment, which are divided into left and right, left and right shoulder protection, left and right sleeves, and left and right armpits
The helmet is made of cow leather, painted with black paint, and the paint surface is decorated with gold tassels, gold lion heads and Sanskrit. The lower part of the tassel tube is a hollowed-out gold and silk dragon convex drum disk. The tube is connected with two ascending dragons, with a big east bead embedded on the top. The tassel tube is hung with mink helmet tassels. The helmet is carved with gold and silk cloud and dragon patterns, inlaid with red, sapphire, tourmaline, turquoise, lapis lazuli, etc. Two gold dragons are carved on the front and back beams of the helmet, and three gold dragons are carved on the beam at the brim of the hat, with dozens of pearls inlaid, each in a group. The helmet is equipped with ear protection and neck protection, yellow brocade gold dragon cloud pattern, chiseled cloth gold nail, and stone blue satin edge
The gold leaves under the top are arranged in five layers, and the upper and lower layers of the left and right sleeves are arranged in one layer. When wearing, each part is connected with gold buttons to form a whole. A round goggles is hung at the front of the coat.

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