Complete Collection of Chinese Embroidery and Textile Clothing. 3, Volume 1 (Upper) of Historical Clothing.

Author: Tianjin People's Fine Arts Publishing House
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: This volume is the third and fourth part of The Complete Collection of Chinese Textiles, Embroidery, and Clothing, titled Clothing Through the Ages (Volume 1 and 2). It is a historically significant collection that comprehensively showcases images and treasures of clothing from various dynasties to date. The development of Chinese clothing has spanned a long period, undergoing thousands of years of inheritance, evolution, and innovation. Throughout the dynasties, it continuously absorbed elements from other ethnic groups' clothing styles while maintaining its unique characteristics. From the initial emergence of the forms of "clothing" and "reward," to the modern term "clothing," it has become a general term encompassing all types of garments. Through the evolution of time and the rise and fall of dynasties, the clothing styles of the various ethnic groups in China formed the "top garment and bottom skirt" pattern. This includes the imperial "Guan Mian" (dragon robe) and "Bian Fu" (cap) adorned with the "Twelve Patterns" that emerged and were continuously refined during the Western Zhou Dynasty. It also features the "Embroidered Robes" with dragon, phoenix, and tiger motifs popular during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods; the "Deep Robes" with straight or curved skirts that were fashionable in the Han Dynasty; the uniquely designed "Litan" robes of the Southern and Northern Dynasties; as well as the rich and grand Tang Dynasty clothing. Moving on to the broad "Zhi Diao" and "Bazi" robes of the Song Dynasty, the "Qisen" and "Bian Lian Ao" of the Yuan Dynasty, the clearly hierarchical "Bu Fu" of the Ming Dynasty, and the uniquely ethnic "Eight Banners" clothing and sleeveless robes of the Qing Dynasty—all of these are typical clothing styles of each dynasty. This volume is divided into two parts: the first part covers from ancient times to the Song Dynasty, while the second part covers from the Yuan Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty. It primarily displays 1,489 representative images and treasure photos of clothing from various dynasties, spanning from the second and third millennia BC to the early 20th century, all of which hold historical and artistic value. At the beginning of each volume, The Development of Chinese Clothing (Part 1 and 2) is published, and each selected image is accompanied by a descriptive caption.