Who knows what the colors and patterns of the Qing Empresses and Ministers (at different levels) are?

The robes in Qing dynasty were mainly bright yellow, but also golden yellow and apricot yellow. According to the literature, there are nine dragons embroidered on the robes of the Qing emperor. The hem of the dragon robe is obliquely lined with many curved lines, which are called water feet. Below the foot of the water, the waves are rolling, and above the waves, it is a treasure house of rocks, commonly known as "all rivers run into the sea", which not only means endless auspiciousness, but also means "unification of mountains and rivers" and "eternal peace"

The costumes of emperors in the Qing Dynasty are basically divided into three categories, namely, formal clothes, auspicious clothes and casual clothes. Dresses include royal dresses, crowns, end caps, armor and supplementary clothes; Ji fu includes Ji fu crown, robe and robe; Casual clothes are ordinary clothes, which are not stipulated by the code system. Dragon robe, a full robe of upper and lower grades, is slightly lower than the dress. It is a common costume worn by emperors at auspicious banquets and courtiers, and it is also the imperial costume we often see. The dragon robe worn by the emperor is easy to feel awe and mystery in the hearts of modern people. In particular, I am full of doubts about the well-made, exquisite and unique decorative patterns on robes. This article will briefly introduce them.

The emperor's clothes are embroidered with various auspicious and colorful patterns. Such as: dragon pattern, phoenix pattern, bat pattern, rich peony pattern, twelve chapters pattern, auspicious eight treasures pattern, colorful moire pattern and so on. These patterns were only used by emperors and a few senior officials in feudal society, but they were not popular. For example, dragon and phoenix patterns have always been symbols of emperors and queens, and no one can use them except the emperors and queens. Since the appearance of the China pattern, the Twelve Chapters pattern has been the exclusive decoration of the supreme ruler. Until the demise of the feudal monarchy, it was only used in the costumes of emperors and a few princes, and never appeared among the people.

The style of the queen's uniform is basically similar to that of Manchu ladies. Round neck, big skirt, collar, sleeves and skirt are decorated with wide lace, but the patterns are different. The clothing pattern shown in this picture is a phoenix wearing peony. The whole dress is embroidered with eight Cai Feng and Cai Feng on the bright blue satin floor, with several peony flowers in the middle. The color of peony is quiet and elegant, and the color changes vividly, which has the characteristics of traditional landscape painting. On the contrary, the color of Phoenix is relatively strong, and the contrast between red and green is extremely strong, which has typical national style and characteristics of the times.