Ming dynasty costumes: Kirin robes of Ming dynasty officials

On behalf of civil and military officials, there are mainly court clothes, sacrificial clothes, public clothes and uniforms. Kirin robe is the official's royal dress. Its clothing is characterized by a large front, a sloping collar and loose sleeves, and a horizontal front. ,? It is full. Embroidered patterns, in addition to the chest and back group, are also distributed at the upper end of the rotator cuff and under the waist (a horizontal bar). In addition, a wide edge made of natural color was sewn under the left and right ribs, which was called "pendulum" at that time. Liu Ruoyu, the eunuch of the Ming Dynasty, described this kind of clothing in his book Proceedings. He said: "It has a continuous back, but it has a pendulum on both sides, two sections in front and a horse face fold under it, starting from both sides." According to the regulations, the materials and patterns used in this kind of clothing have a certain system. "Ming history? Yu Fuzhi said: In the thirteenth year of Zheng De, "the minister got a red silk yarn and a silk yarn. Its clothing color, bullfighting one product, flying fish two products, python three products, Kirin four or five products, tiger six or seven products; Hanlin technology is not limited to achievements; However, Cao's five tastes are not harmonious. "

The clothes in this painting are embroidered with unicorn patterns. Kirin is an animal in ancient legend, which looks like a deer, with scales, horseshoes and horns. Later generations regarded it as a symbol of good luck and widely used in the decoration of various utensils. The image of Kirin has also undergone some changes. The head is painted as a faucet with two horns, and the tail is painted as a lion's tail. In the Ming Dynasty, it seems that the official dress of embroidered Kirin is not limited to four or five products, but can also be worn by a Royal Guards with special duties.

Kirin robe exhibition map