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J.Vollmer, Ruling From the Dragon
Throne. Costumes of the Qing Dynasty,
Berkeley, 2002, p.133, fig.4.50

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A RARE EMBROIDERED SILK MANCHU Provenance: Linda Wrigglesworth, London, Compare with a similarly-shaped silk hat for
NOBLEWOMAN’S FESTIVE HAT, JIGUAN early 1990’s an Empress or concubine, Qing dynasty,
19th century capped with a similar red silk endless knot,
Of domed shape, the upturned brim lined 來源：二十世紀九十年代早期，倫敦 as the present example, from the Qing
with sea-otter fur surrounding a domed crown Linda Wrigglesworth Court Collection, illustrated in The Complete
finely decorated in various shades of pink and Collection of Treasures from the Palace
green threads with flowering prunus branches Festive hats, such as the present example, Museum: Costumes and Accessories of the
and large red peaches, all on a vibrant blue were known as jiguan and completed Qing Court, Shanghai, 2006, no.165. See
ground beneath a red silk Endless Knot, the semi-formal outfit worn by Manchu also two related embroidered silk Manchu
suspending two red silk streamers at the rear, noblewomen and noblemen, which comprised noblewomen’s festive hats, each suspending
each decorated with gold thread designs of a side-fastening silk robe decorated a pair of streamers, 19th century, the first in
depicting the Auspicious Emblems within a with five-clawed dragons, footwear, belts, the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, illustrated
double ruyi frame. The hat 22cm (8 5/8in) purses and a surcoat. Women’s festive hats by J.Vollmer, Ruling From the Dragon Throne.
diam.; the kerchief 78.5cm (30 6/8in) long. resemble the shape of the Emperor’s winter Costumes of the Qing Dynasty, Berkeley,
hats and were embellished with a pair of wide 2002, p.133, fig.4.50; and the second is
£2,000 - 3,000 streamers decorated with auspicious symbols, illustrated by V.Garrett, Chinese Dress: from
CNY18,000 - 27,000 which were inserted through a horizontal slit the Qing Dynasty to the Present, Clarendon,
in the brim and hung down her back to below VM, 2008, p.41, fig.65.
十九世紀 海狸皮冬季女吉服冠 the waist.

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