In the Ming Dynasty, the queen's uniform was also called "Yan Ju Fu Guan Fu Fu". Its function is second only to the dress, and it is used in various ceremonial occasions. For example, the queen returned to the palace to change clothes after being canonized, and received congratulations from relatives, six female business officials and prison officials. Scholar Dong Jin published "Illustration of Palace Dress in Ming Dynasty —— Empress's Regular Dress" in the Forbidden City magazine. In this article, the author briefly introduces the common clothes of the Empress of Ming Dynasty.
The Queen's regular service system has been revised many times. In the first year of Hongwu, the prince of Yan ordered dragon crowns, coats of various colors and golden jade belts. In the fourth year of military service, he was changed to a dragon, phoenix, pearl and jade official, a big sleeve coat and an official uniform. Ming Hui Dian Yongle three-year system, the queen's uniform is Shuangfeng Yilong official, big shirt, official dress, bow dress and so on.
Illustration of "Two Peaks and One Dragon Crown" in "Middle East Palace Crown Clothing" collected by Beijing Cultural Relics Bureau
Sketch of Empress's Clothing in Ming Dynasty
"Shuangfeng Dragon Crown" is the crown of Yan, and its shape is recorded in detail in Minghui Hall: "Shuangfeng Dragon Crown Soap Horn, attached to the mountain. On it, there is a golden dragon with two pearls and a green phoenix, both with beads in their mouths. There are two pearl peony flowers, eight pistils, thirty-six emerald leaves, two pearl jade nests and twenty-one pearl jade clouds. A pair of jade garlands, nine gold jewels and sparkling flowers, and nine beads are decorated on them. A pair of golden phoenix, a pearl in their mouth. There are three temples decorated with lovers, with 24 gold jewels and beads hanging on both sides. A pair of golden hair clips. A pair of coral rockhoppers. "
Queen Xiao Chun is at the National Palace Museum in Taipei.
Queen Xiaoci Gao is in the Palace Museum.
Xiao Huanghou, National Palace Museum.
Empress Xiao Zhenchun of the National Palace Museum in Taipei
Yan Ju's clothes are smaller than Guan Feng's, and the crown is usually only covered with a bun. The crown is covered with soap crepe, the crown is covered with green hills and Lv Yun. There is a golden dragon in the middle of the upper half and a green phoenix inlaid with pearls and jewels on the left and right sides. Pear flowers and peony flowers are dotted around the crown, with pistil heads and green leaves. The sides of the crown are decorated with pearls and emeralds on the flower beds. At the bottom of the crown is an emerald wreath decorated with gold, precious glitter and pearls. A pair of golden phoenix hair clips are inserted at the top of the crown. Hairpins are long and straight, and each phoenix mouth has a string of pearls. After the crown, there are six halls, three on the left and three on the right, decorated with husband and wife, with golden treasures shining and beads dripping on the side.
Collection of Dingling Museum in Beiliu Fengguan, dragon three
The dragon and phoenix crown refers to the artifacts unearthed in Dingling.
There is a pair of gold hairpin inserted at the bottom of the rockhopper, which fixes the rockhopper on the bun. It is not clear what "coral rockhopper pair" refers to. The existing portraits of Empresses in Ming Dynasty include the images of Empresses in different periods. We can see that the details and decorations of Shuangfeng and Yi Long are constantly changing. Two queens named Yan Juguan were unearthed in Dingling, Ming Shenzong. One is the six dragon three crowns presented by Xiao Duan, and the other is the three dragons and two crowns presented by Xiao Jing, both in the style of the late Ming Dynasty. Among them, three dragons and two rockhoppers are similar to "double phoenix and one rockhopper" in system.