Antique Chinese Hand Embroidery Qing Dynasty Silk Dragon Robe Imperial Color
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The patterns of dragon badges on Dragon robes have changed from generation to generation. According to historical records, the emperor's dragon robes were embroidered with nine dragons, one on his chest, one on his back, one on his left and right shoulders, two on his front and back knees, and one embroidered in his skirt.
Why do dragon robes embroider nine dragons? Because the ancient emperors were influen...ced by Zhouyi, they advocated the "ninety-five supremacy". "The Ninth Five-Year Plan, "Yi Qian said, "Flying Dragons in the sky, benefit adults." This means that the dragon has flown to the sky, indicating that it has reached the highest level. It is also for this reason that nine or five figures are used in Royal buildings, furniture furnishings and living containers.
Why embroider a dragon in the inner skirt? Because nine is odd, it is difficult to achieve a balanced and symmetrical layout, so a dragon embroidery in the inner margin. In this way, the actual dragon pattern of the Dragon Robe is not less than nine, and there are five on the front or back (both shoulder dragons can be seen before and after), which coincides with the number of ninety-five.
However, there are also exceptions, the number of dragon patterns of the Ming emperor's Dragon Robe is more than nine.
Wanli Dragon Robe
Wanli Dragon Robe
Twelve dragons were embroidered in the middle of a circle, commonly known as Tuanlong, in the twelve chapters of silk gowns unearthed by Emperor Wanli in 1958.
Twelve dragons have different names because of their different locations. The dragon located on the front chest and back of the suit is the body-oriented dragon, that is, the outward-facing dragon, known as the "Zhenglong" or "sitting dragon". The side-body dragon is called "Xinglong", and the walking dragon is also divided into ascending dragon and descending dragon according to the different upward and downward directions.
The number of dragons on Wanli Emperor's Dragon Robe is not much more than that on "Yan Yi" created by Emperor Zong Jiajing in the seventh year of Ming Dynasty. The dragon pattern on "Yan Yi" consisting of hat, gown, jade belt, socks and silk track is ninety-nine: one dragon ball pattern on the front, two dragon square patterns on the back, and Dragon pattern on pattern on collar and sleeve. Together, there are 45 stripes and 36 dragon stripes on the skirts. In addition, there are nine pieces of jade carved with dragon pattern on the belt around the waist.
Dragon robes are the dresses worn by ancient emperors when they attended celebrations. According to Volume 147 of the Annals of Suzhou, in the 29 years of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1601 A.D.), eunuch Sun Long went to Suzhou to act as tax inspector and supervise the making of dragon robes. In 1957, a dragon robe made of silk thread was unearthed from the Dingling Tomb of the Thirteen Tombs in Beijing. Because the embroidery pattern on the Dragon Robe is mainly dragon, so it gets its name.
long, 149CM width188CM
The patterns of dragon badges on Dragon robes have changed from generation to generation. According to historical records, the emperor's dragon robes were embroidered with nine dragons, one on his chest, one on his back, one on his left and right shoulders, two on his front and back knees, and one embroidered in his skirt.
Why do dragon robes embroider nine dragons? Because the ancient emperors were influen...ced by Zhouyi, they advocated the "ninety-five supremacy". "The Ninth Five-Year Plan, "Yi Qian said, "Flying Dragons in the sky, benefit adults." This means that the dragon has flown to the sky, indicating that it has reached the highest level. It is also for this reason that nine or five figures are used in Royal buildings, furniture furnishings and living containers.
Why embroider a dragon in the inner skirt? Because nine is odd, it is difficult to achieve a balanced and symmetrical layout, so a dragon embroidery in the inner margin. In this way, the actual dragon pattern of the Dragon Robe is not less than nine, and there are five on the front or back (both shoulder dragons can be seen before and after), which coincides with the number of ninety-five.
However, there are also exceptions, the number of dragon patterns of the Ming emperor's Dragon Robe is more than nine.
Wanli Dragon Robe
Wanli Dragon Robe
Twelve dragons were embroidered in the middle of a circle, commonly known as Tuanlong, in the twelve chapters of silk gowns unearthed by Emperor Wanli in 1958.
Twelve dragons have different names because of their different locations. The dragon located on the front chest and back of the suit is the body-oriented dragon, that is, the outward-facing dragon, known as the "Zhenglong" or "sitting dragon". The side-body dragon is called "Xinglong", and the walking dragon is also divided into ascending dragon and descending dragon according to the different upward and downward directions.
The number of dragons on Wanli Emperor's Dragon Robe is not much more than that on "Yan Yi" created by Emperor Zong Jiajing in the seventh year of Ming Dynasty. The dragon pattern on "Yan Yi" consisting of hat, gown, jade belt, socks and silk track is ninety-nine: one dragon ball pattern on the front, two dragon square patterns on the back, and Dragon pattern on pattern on collar and sleeve. Together, there are 45 stripes and 36 dragon stripes on the skirts. In addition, there are nine pieces of jade carved with dragon pattern on the belt around the waist.
Dragon robes are the dresses worn by ancient emperors when they attended celebrations. According to Volume 147 of the Annals of Suzhou, in the 29 years of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1601 A.D.), eunuch Sun Long went to Suzhou to act as tax inspector and supervise the making of dragon robes. In 1957, a dragon robe made of silk thread was unearthed from the Dingling Tomb of the Thirteen Tombs in Beijing. Because the embroidery pattern on the Dragon Robe is mainly dragon, so it gets its name.
