Chinese Court Costumes |
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Beginning of 20th Black satin borders blue and white blue satin blue silk Borders of black bright colours brocaded ribbon trim Buddhist symbols butterflies ceremonial ch'ao-fu Ch'ien Lung period China CHINESE LADY'S chrysanthemums coat CONSORT Constellation costume COURT ROBE cuffs damask dress dynasty embroidery Emperor's Twelve-Symbol Robe Empress Dowager End of 19th five-clawed dragon floral motives four-clawed dragons front-facing dragon fungus gauze gold dragons gold thread gowns green half 19th century Hsien Fêng Imperial yellow insignia Jacket ju-i scrolls K'ang Hsi k'o-ssu Kuang Hsü period Last half 19th li-ch'i mandarin squares mauve Ming Ming porcelains Moon Mountain narcissi neck band orange orchids pale blue pearl Peking knot peony portraits purple rank ROBE OF PRINCE Royal Ontario Museum satin embroidered satin sleeve bands satin stitch shou characters silk lining skirt sprays stripes Tao Kuang Taoist Temple Cups Twelve-Symbol Dragon Robe Tz'u Hsi wave border wear White satin sleeve wore worn