[Moon White Diameter Napa Flower Single [0611] Clothes]
Moon White Diameter Napa Flower Single [0611] Clothes are made in Xianfeng, Qing Dynasty, at the Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, with a body length of 138 centimeters, a full length of 190 centimeters at both sleeves, a width of 30 centimeters at the cuff, a width of 116 centimeters at the hem, and a length of 80 centimeters at the left and right sides of the train. The old collection of the Qing Palace
This dress is made of silk and is a straight body regular dress worn by the Empress Consort of the Qing Dynasty in summer. Its style is: a round neck, a large Jin with a right lapel, flat pleated sleeves, lined with a white dark eight immortals field yarn, turned out to the elbow and made into multiple layers, with the train opening from left to right, decorated with copper, gold, and water patterns with four buckles. There are two ink calligraphy yellow paper stickers attached to the neckline, one of which is “a piece of moon white straight yarn embroidered flower single [0611] clothing, which was received on May 17th, Tongzhi 2, and handed over by Shen Kui”, and the other is “a piece of moon white straight yarn embroidered flower single [0611] clothing”
This garment adopts a variety of colored silk threads and is embroidered using the “regular two silk string” stitch method. On the moon white diameter yarn ground, peonies, chrysanthemums, carnations, camellias, plum blossoms, bergamot, roses, flying butterflies, etc. are used as the main decoration in symmetrical forms, with vivid, natural, and harmonious patterns. Along the neckline to both sides of the hem, a stone cyan diameter yarn edge is inlaid, and the same stitch method is used to embroider 1 to 3 yuan deformed flowers, which are overlapped in sequence and distributed in a staggered manner. The colors are bright and the patterns are prominent, which is very similar to modern decorative techniques. The interlining is decorated with a small silk tapestry, rolled along the neckline and hem, and folded in a curly cloud shape under the armpit
This garment is made by embroidery at the Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The workmanship is exquisite, the patterns are complex but not disorderly, and the color scheme is bright but not vulgar. It is a representative embroidery garment during the Qing and Xianfeng years.