Ming - Qing Dynasty style


	A dress worn by the Empress Dowager Ci Xi of the Qing Dynasty	A painting of Ci Xi in casual dress

	A fox-fur overcoat worn by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty	A painting of Qianlong in the fox-fur overcoat
It is perhaps the world's only complete set of Ming court clothing. It consists of a five-beamed crown, red silk court robe, red silk skirt, white silk inner garment and a pair of bright red shoes with green lining and cloud patterns. The crown is the only one of its kind, although its pin and tassel is missing. More...	Dressed like nobility Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) clothes belonging to Confucius' aristocratic descendants are among the best-preserved of the era and offer hints of lost textile arts. More... Rare chance to see timeless style Fashionable dynasties


Han Dynasty	Ming Dynasty	Qing Dynasty	Modern Qipao
The Ming clothing is representative of the ethnic Han's ancient style, which is loose and elaborate. The Qing clothing is of traditional ethnic Manchu tailoring, which is tight-fitting with narrow sleeves, as the Qing rulers were ethnic Manchu, whose soldiers spent their lives riding horses and hunting. The Qing Dynasty's takeover from the initially replaced the Ming-era's loose and flowing robes with saddle-shaped collars and U-shaped sleeves with semicircular cuffs. The saddle-shaped collar protected their faces and is the prototype of the stand-up collar of the cheongsam (qipao). The Qing robes' high cuts developed into the cheongsam's signature style in the 1920s. More...

	Red satin shoes with hoof-shaped soles in Qing Dynasty		A square patch with a partridge for eighth-rank officials in Qing Dynasty
Accessories in Qing Dynasty		A rattan crown stitched with nine strings, each string with nine jade beads in Ming Dynasty		A robe with golden-threaded dragon roundels