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Dragon Robe
Posted by sharon in Chinese Clothing on June 26th, 2009
In Chinese culture, the dragon represents power. Therefore, it was associated with Chinese emperors as early as the Zhou Dynasty (11th century-256 B.C.) when emperors began to wear robes with the figures of dragon. However, they were named as dragon robes until the Qing Dynasty.
The figure nine and five was associated with the dignity of throne in ancient China. Therefore, a dragon robe is embroidered with nine yellow dragons, on the front, the back, before or behind knees, shoulders and lining of the chest. The upper class were permitted to wear the robes decorated with three, four or five clawed dragons according to their ranks.
The end of the Qing Dynasty brings an end to the dragon robes. Fortunately, we still can appreciate them in some museums now, having a glimpse of the supreme dressmaking technique in ancient China.
the Lightest Silk Clothing
Posted by sharon in Chinese Clothing on June 20th, 2009
With 1.60 meters long, long-sleeved and as light as 48 grams, the plain voile Buddhist garment which was unearthed from Tomb No.1 of Mawangdui Han Dynasty Tomb is the lightest silk clothing in chinese history.
It is light as the mist and as fine as gossamer. Since it was so light, the upper class of that time always wore more than 10 pieces of this kind of clothing for formal occasions.
However, this masterly craftsmanship has been lost. Researchers spent 13 years on the research of a duplicate of the same weight.
Ancient Bra: Dudou
Posted by sharon in Chinese Clothing on March 29th, 2009
DuDou, was an ancient Chinese bodice used primarily as an undergarment that was once worn by Chinese women and kids across all classes.
It was usually made into a diamond shape and was tied across the back, leaving the arms and back uncovered.
Most Dudous were made of silk yarn or crepe edged with brocade. Young women would use bright-colored brocade of red, pink or green. They would also embroider flowers, butterflies or mandarin ducks which symbolized love on the front of dudous.
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