Yellow satin embroidered gold dragon pattern copper nail Qianlong Emperor’s cotton armor

[Yellow satin embroidered gold dragon pattern copper nail Emperor Qianlong’s cotton armor]

Emperor Qianlong’s large reading armor, Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, with a coat length of 76cm, a hem width of 74cm, and a sleeve length of 87.5cm; The length of the lower garment is 70 centimeters, and the width of the hem is 57 centimeters. Zhou Tong has a height of 31.5 centimeters and a diameter of 21 centimeters. The old collection of the Qing Palace
The armour is divided into upper garment, lower garment, shoulder protection, armpit protection, sleeve, crotch, etc. This armour is made of bright yellow satin embroidered with multicolored clouds and golden dragon patterns. Below it is a pattern of sea water and river cliffs. It is made of moon white silk. The nail surface has regular gold studs. In the middle of the garment hangs a steel heart protection mirror, and around the mirror is decorated with a golden cloud dragon pattern. The two sleeves are woven with gold strips, and the cuffs are embroidered with moon white satin and gold dragons. The clothes are divided into left and right sides, and the waist is connected by cloth. The surface of the clothes is arranged alternately with gold leaves, gold hat studs, and colorful dragon playing pearl patterns
The helmet is made of cow leather and painted in black, with a hollow golden dragon cover inlaid with pearls. The front and rear beams are decorated with gold cloud dragon patterns and pearls, and the beam is decorated with diamond snake. The body of the helmet has 44 characters in gilded Sanskrit, with a gold wreath pattern between them. According to the “Archives of the Qing Internal Affairs Office”, the Sanskrit inscription on the chest means “the heart curses and recites Guanyin Bodhisattva.”. A tassel is planted on the helmet, with a golden thread rising from the top of the tassel to hold a large east bead. The tassel tube is decorated with a golden dragon pattern, and there are 24 pieces of red gold and sable tassels hanging around it
The royal armor is decorated with luxurious materials and exquisite workmanship, mainly used for reading. This set of Qianlong Great Reading armor has a history of over 200 years, but it is completely preserved and has bright and colorful colors


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