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A rare Chinese autumn black velvet brimmed hat for a Viceroy, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, with red tassels, with 6th rank milky white hat finial, An unusual 19th century robe travelling case including a tall conical yellow gauze summer hat, Qing Dynasty, with fine red tassels and brocade
characters read ‘heavenly white jewel’, 32cm long and a Chinese Summer hat, Qing Dynasty, of conical form with sixth rank milky-white hat finial, the rim lined with silk, the pinnacle is adorned with a 9th rank gold hat insignia, the case with metal handles and closure, a chop inside the box reads:
hat 29cm diameter, the leather case is lined with a later blue silk, carrying handles on the base indent the box (2) ‘Yue Dong (East Canton); Shen Chen Gao Di Jie Dong Yue Yu He Zao (made by Yue Yu He in East Gao Di Street of the provincial capital); and
words translated as: ‘Guaranteed to be genuine and if you purchased fake from us we will give you an exchange’, hat 31cm diameter, case 56cm
Provenance: wide x 38cm deep x 33cm high
Private English Collection, Purchased from Linda Wrigglesworth by the owner in 1982. Illustrated in, Linda Wrigglesworth, The Imperial Wardrobe,
page 98. Provenance:
Private English Collection, purchased by the owner from Linda Wrigglesworth, ‘The Accessory’ Exhibition, London, p.3, 1991.
The ‘boat shape’ hats were worn by the Viceroys of the Imperial court during the autumn months. The Viceroy’s summer travelling hat, also
included. Travelling hats are decorated with a deep red horse hair tassel. Symbolically presented from traditional hats where the tassel covered the 清十九世纪 便携衣帽箱及黄地九品夏官帽
eyes of the wearer to protect them from flies. The conical shape is created with a woven bamboo frame and silk cover, edged with a brocade rim. 拍品来源：英国私人收藏，现藏家于1991年购自英国著名古董商Linda Wrigglesworth，该物品出版于其于1991年的展览图录《清代
服饰配件》中，第三页
清19世纪 六品夏官帽两顶及帽箱
拍品来源：英国私人收藏，1982年购自英国著名丝织品古董商Linda Wrigglesworth £1,200-1,800
出版信息：Linda Wrigglesworth 《皇家衣柜》，第98页

£1,200-1,800

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