The material and pattern of Feng Guan and Xiapi

Feng Guan Xiapi refers to the attire of women from rich families in old times when they got married to show their honor. It also refers to the attire of the ancient noble women and the destined women who were enjoined by the court.

Phoenix Crown Material:

Phoenix Crown material is mostly lacquer bamboo tied into the cap tire, fabric made of silk. Crown above the mouth of the gold mouth ring decorated with jeweled bands for a week, the edge of the inlaid with gold bars, the middle embedded gemstones. The top of the front decorated with dragons or phoenixes; the back of the upper part, the lower part; both sides of the upper and lower have different decorations, according to different specifications of different grades to distinguish.

Ming Shenzong Wanli Emperor Dingling unearthed phoenix crown *** there are four, respectively, "twelve dragons and nine phoenix crown" "nine dragons and nine phoenix crown", "six dragons and three phoenix crown" and "three dragons and two phoenix crown". Filial piety end, filial piety Jing two queens each 2. Four phoenix crown production method is more or less the same, just decorated with a different number of dragons and phoenixes. They are oddly shaped, beautifully made, and decorated with a large number of pearls and gems.

Material of cape:

Mostly silk and silk products.

Xia cape is also known as "Xia Phi", "Phi silk", to its colorful as colorful, so the name. The cape is made of a piece of silk wrapped around the back of the shoulder and crossed over the chest. Things Lin Guangji - clothing class, "Jin Yongjia in the system, Jianghuang cape, so that the following Wangfei through the service." The Song Dynasty as the fate of the woman's crown, not gift shall not be served. The Ming Dynasty began to be the rank of women's clothing, from the first grade to the ninth grade women, are taking different embroidered cape. Cape appeared in the period of the North and South Dynasties, the Sui and Tang dynasties to get this name. In the Song Dynasty, it was included in the ranks of dresses. During the Ming Dynasty, the cape was developed into the Xiapi - so called because of its beautiful shape like colored clouds. The Ming Dynasty to take this type of more common, it is shaped like a long colorful strap, each cape width of three inches and two minutes, five feet seven inches long, when taking around the neck, hanging in front of the chest, the lower end of the pendant hanging with gold or jade.

Xia cape ornamentation:

Xia cape is the palace housewife's attire, civilian women can only be married with - according to Chinese etiquette, the great rituals can be regained victory, that is, ceremonies, weddings and other occasions can be upwardly transgressive, not considered trespassing. The cape of the bride in the use of colors and patterns and decorations have regulations. The difference in grade is mainly manifested in the decorations, as follows, respectively:

One, two women cape for the knitted gold embroidered Yunxia Zhai (Zhai: long-tailed pheasant;

granting the Lady of the phoenix cape

Three, four for the gold embroidered Yunxia peacock, five embroidered Yunxia mandarin ducks pattern;

Six, seven embroidered Yunxia magpie pattern;

Eight, nine embroidered wrapped school The eighth and ninth grades were embroidered with the school pattern.

According to the "Daming Huidian": regular clothes, big shirt Xiapi: shirt - yellow, two collars straight down one foot, between the three buttons. The back body is longer than the front body, line is folded up, the end is decorated with buttons two, the button in the cover under the button, worship is released. Xiapi - two side by side, the tip of the sewing, hanging in front of the body, hanging pendant, flat end of the shirt in the back of the triangular pocket. Dark green as the material, woven gold clouds and dragons, decorated with beads. Jade pendant with engraved dragon text. The red color of the jiuyi is decorated with beads on the back of the chest and back of the dragon. The four jackets (i.e., pasted together): dark green, gold embroidered with dragon texts. Big belt: red thread for the Luo, with edge. The rest was either green or green. The edge of the jacket: yellow. Red collar, edge, and train, all woven with gold and colorful dragons. The skirt: red. The green bordered skirt was woven with gold and colorful cloud and dragon writing. Jade leather belt: green, with gold-colored dragon text. Ten jade ornaments, four gold ornaments. Jade flower-colored knotted ribbons, one red threaded rope belt, two white jade cloud-like clinkers (as per the system, with a gold hook on each). Green socks and slippers, and Zhai clothes within the same system.