Recently, "new Chinese style outfits" have become popular
Ming Dynasty horse-faced skirt, mix and match with other items
Let you quickly master the "new Chinese style"
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Today, let’s take a look
The "benchmark" of the horse-faced skirt handed down from the Ming Dynasty
Blue woven four-season floral satin skirt with gold makeup
What do the patterns on the horse-faced skirt mean?
How beautiful can a horse-faced skirt be?
"Super eye-catching" popular science understandingOnce
What is a horse-faced skirt?
It became popular more than 600 years ago
It is one of the main skirt styles for women in ancient China
In the Song Dynasty, the horse-faced skirt had begun to take shape
△Drawing of horse-faced skirt
Horse-faced skirts in the Ming Dynasty were often decorated with skirts (lán)
(The bottom of the skirt and the knees are decorated with wide edges with various patterns, called "襕")
The patterns are diverse and have rich meanings
Animal patterns such as dragons and phoenix
Symbolizing good luck and good marriage
Plant patterns
Peonies represent wealth and chrysanthemums represent longevity
△Ming dynasty red dark satin embroidered cloud python skirt (detail) collected by Shandong Museum
Yu Qin, Director of the Painting and Calligraphy Department of Shandong Museum
Said in an exclusive interview with a reporter from the main station
Compared with the horse-faced skirt of the Ming Dynasty
The styles of horse-faced skirts in the Qing Dynasty were more complicated
"The horse-faced skirt in the Ming Dynasty was basically fixed as
Several pairs of large pleats on the left and right
Women in the Qing Dynasty liked to dress on the side of their horse-faced skirts
Make fine pleats, even pleats"
△Qing Dynasty red dark floral silk piled damask and gold embroidered horse face skirt, collected by the National Costume Museum
△Qing Dynasty red dark floral silk piled damask and gold embroidered horse face skirt (detail) collected by National Costume Museum
Why is it called the "benchmark" of the Ming Dynasty horse-faced skirt?
This horse-faced skirt
It is the "star collection" of Shandong Museum
For the old collection of Confucius House
It is generally inferred that it is the costume of Mrs. Yanshenggong
(Yanshenggong is the hereditary title of Confucius’ eldest descendant)
It may also be the clothes of other distinguished women in the Confucius family
The weaving technology of this kind of floral satin has reached a level of
A pinnacle in the history of Chinese silk
Therefore it is called
The "benchmark" of the horse-faced skirt handed down from the Ming Dynasty
Pink gauze skirt waist, green silk lace lace
Blue satin skirt material and gorgeous patterns
Combining wealth, elegance and luxury
Take a closer look at the details
The skirt is decorated with various makeup patterns
The upper part is woven with golden branches and four seasons patterns
There are three skirts on the lower part
From top to bottom
Weaving golden luan bird pattern and flower Zhai pattern
Flower Zhai Pattern and Bell Duo Feather Pattern
Fabric color
We are also very particular about the arrangement and use of gold thread
It makes the whole dress shine⭐️
This horse-faced skirt
The decorative satin used
It is the variety with the most complex weaving technology among Nanjing Yunjin
It can be called the pinnacle of Chinese silk craftsmanship
It still cannot be replaced by machines
A piece of material must be woven by two people at the same time
One person controls the pattern, and one person controls the color
You can only weave 5cm to 6cm at most in a day
△The weaving process of "Zhuanghua Satin" In addition, another piece in the collection of Shandong Museum
White dark floral yarn embroidered bird pattern skirt
It is also the "White Moonlight" in the minds of many people
This horse-faced skirt is also from the Confucian collection
Its fabric is relatively stiff
The flower and bird pictures above are typical Shandong embroidery
Lu embroidery is different from other embroidery methods
The lines used are thick
The embroidered patterns are very three-dimensional
△Ming Dynasty white dark flower gauze embroidered bird pattern skirt collected by Shandong Museum
The skirt is made of red, green, blue, yellow, black and other silk threads
Embroidery of rocks, bridges, flowing water, peonies and pomegranate flowers
Decorations such as butterflies, kingfishers, swallows, phoenixes, etc.
Filled with the breath of spring
△Ming Dynasty white dark flower gauze embroidered bird pattern skirt (detail) Collection of Shandong Museum
There are new ways to wear horse-faced skirts
Ming Dynasty horse-faced skirt
Not only fashionable, but also practical and versatile
In the summer of Ming Dynasty
Wearing a long gown and a horse-faced skirt
Put on a refreshing vest
A fashionable outfit is complete
now,""New Chinese style outfit" becomes popular
Horse-faced skirts are gradually integrated into daily life
It can be worn to work, shopping, eating and other occasions
Horse-faced skirts on the market
Most are divided into porous and non-porous
There are different ways to wear it
There are even new ways to dress up
There are various methods of tying
Double bow knot, back cross knot, one-line knot, single ear knot
Mix and match different tops for ever-changing styles
T-shirt + horse skirt, shirt + horse skirt
Cardigan + Horse Face Skirt, Sweater + Horse Face Skirt
Horse-faced skirt popular in Ming and Qing Dynasties
Being worn by young people who are chasing fashion nowadays
This is the inheritance of Chinese aesthetics
It is also a blend of traditional culture and modern life
