Stone Blue Silk Embroidery Eight regiments Dragon Phoenix Double Happiness Cotton Coat

[Stone Cyan Silk Embroidery Eight Groups of Dragon Phoenix Double Happiness Cotton Coat]

Stone Cyan Silk Embroidery Eight Groups of Dragon Phoenix Double Happiness Cotton Coat, Qing Guangxu, body length 135 cm, two sleeves overall length 176 cm, cuff width 22 cm, hem width 114 cm, rear train length 75 cm. The old collection of the Qing Palace
This is one of the auspicious costumes worn by Empresses of the Qing Dynasty, also known as the “dragon and phoenix gown”, when they were married and exchanged greetings. “Round neck, double breasted, flat sleeves, train open back, with a copper gilded gold engraved flower clasp at the neckline, and four fastening loops.”. The lining is bright yellow plain spun silk with a thin layer of silk wool in the middle. Adopt a decorative method of combining two to five color halos and removing halos. On the stone blue river silk ground, use flat needles, flat gold, banquette needles, needle sets, and thread staples to embroider patterns such as the eight groups of dragon and phoenix double happiness characters. The embroidery is exquisite and the colors are rich and full, highlighting the joy and warmth of the wedding. It is the only Qing Dynasty queen’s “Tonghe Coat” left in the Palace Museum.

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