Big Red Silk Embroidery Eight regiments Dragon Phoenix Double Happiness Cotton Robe

[Big Red Silk Embroidery Eight Groups of Dragon and Phoenix Double Happiness Cotton Robe]

Big Red Silk Embroidery Eight Groups of Dragon and Phoenix Double Happiness Cotton Robe, Qing Guangxu, body length 144 cm, two sleeves overall length 212 cm, cuff width 24 cm, hem width 118 cm. The old collection of the Qing Palace< This robe, also known as the Dragon Phoenix Tonghe Robe, is a set of Qing Guangxu Stone Blue Silk Embroidered Eight Tuan Dragon Phoenix Double Happiness Cotton Coat. Round neck, large lapel with right lapel, horseshoe sleeves, train open from left to right, decorated with five gold lotus awning buckles. With bright yellow plain spun silk as the lining and bright red silk as the fabric, eight groups of golden dragons and phoenixes are embroidered on both shoulders, front and rear breasts, and front and rear hem, with twelve chapters arranged. The whole body is decorated with auspicious patterns such as red double happiness, group golden longevity, red bat, crane, and grain harvest, implying harmony between husband and wife, happiness, and longevity. The embroidery is complex and exquisite, and the patterns are rich and beautiful, with a strong festive and auspicious decorative effect. In the first month of the fifteenth year of Guangxu's reign (1889), Emperor Guangxu held a grand wedding ceremony. Empress Yehnala wore this auspicious wedding dress, fully demonstrating the dignity of identity and beauty of appearance. This robe is also the only remaining set of auspicious costumes for the Queen's grand wedding among the more than 10000 pieces of Qing Dynasty clothing stored in the Qing Palace, and is extremely precious.

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