The dresses worn by female aristocrats in Qing dynasty are more complicated, and at the same time, they can better reflect the old customs of many Manchu costumes that have been preserved. Take the queen's dress as an example. In addition to the crown and royal dress, the forehead is tied with gold, the neck is decorated with a collar, the royal dress is lined with a skirt, the gown is covered with a gown, and three plates of pearls are worn. Pendants on the chest and earrings on the ears are all within the etiquette. In the Qing Dynasty, the gowns of the Empress Dowager and the Empress are of the same grade, while the gowns of the imperial concubine are slightly inferior, and the gowns below the imperial concubine are all golden yellow, while the grades of other ornaments are decreasing.

? The queen was crowned? In addition to the three layers of golden phoenix on the central crown, Zhu Wei also adorned seven golden phoenix and 1 Jinzhai, which were located at the back, with beads hanging on the back of the head, and two crowns on the queen's five elements, with collars hanging on the crowns.

Canon system

The Empress Dowager and the Empress themselves were crowned, decorated with mink in winter and green velvet in summer, and decorated with Zhu Wei. There were three floors on the floor and one on the East Pearl. They were all given golden phoenix, three for each East Pearl, seventeen for each Pearl and one for the Great East Pearl. Last week, Zhu Wei decorated seven golden phoenix, nine Oriental pearls, an opal and twenty-one pearls. After Jin Zhaiyi, it was decorated with opal and sixteen small pearls. There are two of the 300 pearls, one in each row. There is a lapis lazuli knot in the middle, decorated with six beads and six beads, and finally decorated with coral. A bright yellow tapestry is hung on the back collar of the crown, with jewels and green satin at the end.

Empress winter dynasty crown

? The queen's robe? There are obvious differences between the queen's court dress and the emperor's court dress: there are epaulettes on the court dress, the collar and sleeves are stone blue, there are no twelve chapters to decorate, and the distribution of dragon patterns is different.

Canon system

The first system: the robes of the Empress Dowager and Empress in the Winter Dynasty are bright yellow, lapels and sleeves are covered with sapphire, gold pieces and sable edges, and edges are also added at the robes, embroidered with Golden Dragon Nine, and there are five colors of clouds in between. There is no accumulation in the middle, and the next picture is Babel. Wear a collar with two dragons, one at the right end of the sleeve and two at the joint of the sleeve. A yellow ribbon is hung behind the collar, which is only suitable for jewelry decoration.

The second system: The gowns of the Empress Dowager and Empress in the Winter Dynasty are bright yellow, the collar and sleeves are blue, the gold piece is edged with sea dragons, and the robe and gown on the shoulder is also edged. Before and after embroidery, there are Yi Long, Yi Long with two shoulders, four dragons with waist curtain, Yi Long in the middle, and eight dragons below. The yellow ribbon hangs down from the collar and is only suitable for jewelry.

Tertiary: the color is bright yellow, with gold nuggets and sea dragon edges, without accumulation in the middle, and the rest are as before. The gowns of the Empress Dowager and the Empress Xia are bright yellow with golden edges and some folds inside. Satin yarn has its own era. I am like a winter coat.

One of the winter clothes of Empress Dowager Cixi.

One of the clothes of the Empress Dowager Xia.