Red satin embroidered plain gold square patchwork official clothes with cloud and crane patterns

[Red satin decorated with plain gold colored embroidery with cloud and crane patterns for official wear]

Red satin decorated with plain gold colored embroidery with cloud and crane patterns for official wear. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, the body length was 138.5 centimeters, the overall length of both sleeves was 206 centimeters, the hem width was 130 centimeters, the square and crane patterns were 28.5 centimeters long and 28 centimeters horizontal. The old collection of the Qing Palace
Round neck, large lapel and right lapel, wide body and wide sleeves, with train openings on both sides, length of dress to feet, lined with pink satin lining. Two red satin ribbons are sewn on the collar and under the armpit. The front and back of the chest are decorated with a piece of red plain satin, and the gold ground is embroidered with double round gold threads. The cloud crane and sea water river cliff patterns are embroidered with colored velvet threads. The crane spreads its wings and stands on the lake stone. Looking back at the sun, it is decorated with multicolored auspicious clouds, and the square patch frame is studded with three layers of double round gold thread
This garment has fine embroidery, uniform stitches, and bright colors, presenting an artistic effect of gold and color blending, which is relatively rare in theatrical and official clothing. Pan Bizheng, the vassal in the Peking opera “Three Halls Meeting”, immediately wore the red official dress
Official clothing is the dress of civil and military officials, with a square patch on the front and back of the chest. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the patterns of complements were used to distinguish the ranks and positions of civil and military officials. The complements of civil officials were decorated with birds, while military officials were decorated with beasts. Anyone wearing official clothing should wear a jade belt. Wearing red or purple indicates the highest level of identity and taste, and Yun He Fang complements it as a symbol of a first-class civil official



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