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This uniform would have been made for ceremonial purposes only.
However, the construction is based on armour used for protection in
battle. Each regiment of the Manchu Banner army wore uniforms in the
colours of their banner. The dark blue ground of the present uniform
would have been reserved for a member of the Cavalry Brigade Banner,
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assigned to protect the capital city. They were made in the Imperial
A BLUE-GROUND CEREMONIAL ARMOUR WITH HELMET workshops in Hangzhou and when they were not being worn were stored
CIRCA 1900
at the Western Gate of the Forbidden City. For a similarly-decorated
The ceremonial suit is worked on padded satin silk and embellished with yellow-ground ceremonial suit from the collection of William E. Colby
circular brass studs, trimmed with black velvet and brocade ribbons. The
see, Robert D. Jacobsen, Imperial Silks: Ch'ing Dynasty Textiles in the
front-opening jacket with long sleeves terminates in hoof-shaped cufs. The
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Vol. I, Minneapolis, 2000, p. 346, no. 137. A
front and back of the jacket is designed with a central roundel depicting two
similar blue-ground ceremonial armour was sold at Christie's New York,
confronting dragons. The detachable epaulettes with gilt-metal appliqués and
29 March 2006, lot 282.
the long apron are similarly decorated with front-facing dragon roundels. The
uniform comprises several detachable matching panels including underarm
protectors, two round metal chest plates and a hexafoil-shaped panel
embroidered with a stylized dragon head and dragon carp. The matching 清約1900年 藍地禮儀刺繡龍紋鎧甲及頭盔一套
helmet is also decorated with a dragon roundel.
£20,000-40,000 US$27,000-52,000
€24,000-46,000 來源: 歐洲私人珍藏 , 於2000年前所購
PROVENANCE:
Private UK Collection, acquired prior to 2000.
展覽: 部份(頭盔)於1994年12月15日至1995年2月15日
EXHIBITED: 大英博物館「Chinese Arms and Armour: Arms and
This blue helmet was exhibited in Chinese Arms and Armour: Arms and Armour from the Collection of Dr. Antony Wong and the
Armour from the Collection of Dr. Antony Wong and the British Museum, British
Museum, London, 15 December 1994-15 February 1995. British Museum」展覽
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