In film and television dramas, we often see concubines in the harem, from the empress dowager to the nobles and infinite concubines, who like to wear finger covers. What is the function of this thing? It's too inconvenient to do things. Why is this object so popular in the harem of the Qing Dynasty?

Finger covers in the dramas of the Qing Dynasty, also known as finger covers and gold drives in history, were mostly made of gold and silver. With the growth of nails, the length of finger guard also increases obviously. A nail about an inch long is usually stored for more than half a year, and it will crack and break if it is not careful. In order to protect this slender nail, a sleeve is specially put on the finger for protection.

This is what people usually call a finger protector. All fingers can be worn except the thumb, symmetrically, with one hand or one finger.

The original reason for wearing finger covers is to cater to the beautiful aesthetics of ancient men.

In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, men in rich and powerful families left their nails long in order to show their noble status. In this way, they expressed their superior status without working, and this non-mainstream also affected women. At that time, both men and women loved to grow long nails, which became a unique trend. Men have a special aesthetic for women's fingers since ancient times.

Men generally believe that women's fingers should meet three characteristics: long, white and thin. Keeping long nails can give others this feeling, and make up for the congenital deficiency in this way, but everyone knows that nails are too long and particularly easy to break, so ancient women tried their best to protect their nails.

For example, Cixi would soak her nails in hot water before going to bed every night, and then someone would use special tools to make them look better. Basically afraid to cut. It's all ground bit by bit, and the process is quite complicated.

Secondly, finger cuffs are used to symbolize status and power.

Finger smearing materials are also varied. The expensive materials you can imagine may be the materials for finger covers, each of which has different values. The fingernails of the Empresses and concubines in Qing Dynasty were all made of gold, silver, jade, tortoise shell, copper, enamel and other materials, which were hollowed out, carved and inlaid.

Therefore, the production process is very complicated, and the higher the status, the more popular it is. The more expensive, the more gorgeous, and the longer the finger cover.

In film and television dramas, we often see concubines in the harem, from the empress dowager to the nobles and infinite concubines, who like to wear finger covers. What is the function of this thing? It's too inconvenient to do things. Why is this object so popular in the harem of the Qing Dynasty?

Finger covers in the dramas of the Qing Dynasty, also known as finger covers and gold drives in history, were mostly made of gold and silver. With the growth of nails, the length of finger guard also increases obviously. A nail about an inch long is usually stored for more than half a year, and it will crack and break if it is not careful. In order to protect this slender nail, you put a protective cover on your finger.

This is what people usually call a finger protector. All fingers can be worn except the thumb, symmetrically, with one hand or one finger.

In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, men in rich and powerful families left their nails long in order to show their noble status. In this way, they expressed their superior status without working, and this non-mainstream also affected women. At that time, both men and women loved to grow long nails, which became a unique trend. Men have a special aesthetic for women's fingers since ancient times.

Men generally believe that women's fingers should meet three characteristics: long, white and thin. Keeping long nails can give others this feeling, and make up for the congenital deficiency in this way, but everyone knows that nails are too long and particularly easy to break, so ancient women tried their best to protect their nails.

For example, Cixi would soak her nails in hot water before going to bed every night, and then someone would use special tools to make them look better. Basically afraid to cut. It's all ground bit by bit, and the process is quite complicated.

Finger smearing materials are also varied. The expensive materials you can imagine may be the materials for finger covers, each of which has different values. The fingernails of the Empresses and concubines in Qing Dynasty were all made of gold, silver, jade, tortoise shell, copper, enamel and other materials, which were hollowed out, carved and inlaid.

The size of the pattern is gathered from the root to the fingertips, which is natural and smooth. The back is mostly carved with flowers, which is rarely covered, so that the air can circulate and the decoration will not be stuffy in summer.

Therefore, the production process is very complicated, and the higher the status, the more popular it is. The more expensive, the more gorgeous, and the longer the finger cover.

The pointed finger covers worn by concubines in Qing Dynasty were not only for beauty. Probably the same as the current trend, it swept the aristocratic women's class in the Qing Dynasty and became an important symbol of their status!

Armor, also known as gold drive and armor, appeared in the Ming Dynasty. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, literati kept their nails long to show their privileged position, because the nails of working people were not long, so they kept their nails long to show that they didn't have to work at ordinary times. According to Everything is Wrong, all the ministers around korean king Han Zhaohou wore long nails to show their dignity.

In ancient China, women had a long tradition of storing armor and wearing finger protectors. Since ancient times, women in China have taken fingertip, length and whiteness as their aesthetic goals. In Peacock Flying Southeast, Liu Lanzhi's fingers are like cutting onion roots, Yunjiangzhuang's hands are like soft ti in The Book of Songs Feng Wei, and his skin is like coagulated fat. They all express women's requirements for finger standards and their pursuit of finger beauty since ancient times.

The nail covers of empresses and concubines in Qing Dynasty were made of gold, silver, jade, tortoise shell, copper, enamel and other materials. By using decorative techniques such as hollowing out, carving and inlaying, the size of the pattern is naturally smooth from the base to the fingertips. Armor is also worn in different times. For example, in summer, it is hollow, which can let the air circulate, so that the fingers will not be red and swollen when worn in summer. The patterns and colors carved on the armor are also different.

Generally speaking, the more exquisite and gorgeous the manufacturing, the higher the status. Of course, Empress Dowager Cixi has arrived, and her armor is particularly exquisite. No one else's armor sleeve can exceed her. Those favored eunuchs will also put a finger on their tails, which is not only a symbol of status, but also a tool for "white powder".

Empress Dowager Cixi was a manicurist of that era, caring for her nails every day and wearing delicate pointed finger covers. When she marks the monument, she often uses her nails as a ghostwriter and gently draws lines on it. Her nail cover is called the brush of history!

There are many factors in the finger covers worn by ancient concubines, and beauty is only one of them.

1. In order to protect nails, women in ancient courts did not need to work, so they habitually kept their nails long and wore finger covers to protect them.

Second, the symbol of status varies according to the level and material. For example, the queen can wear up to six pieces, and the material is mainly gold. Other nobles and concubines can only wear up to four pieces, and the material cannot exceed the queen.

Third, beauty, court rivalry is the most common phenomenon in harem. In order to compete for favor, people in the harem are not only proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but also take pains to dress up. Finger covers can be decorated with many ornaments to protect nails and make them look slender.

Finger covers in the play are also called finger protection and gold drive in history. Literally, we can understand that this kind of thing is used to protect nails. Why is there this thing? In fact, it is the same meaning as ancient men who like three-inch golden lotus, both to cater to the beautiful aesthetics of ancient men. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, men in rich and powerful families, in order to show their noble status, would leave their nails long, or play with a bracelet or something, in this way to express their superior position of not working, and this non-mainstream also affected women. At that time, both men and women loved to grow long nails, which became a unique trend. Moreover, men have a special aesthetic for women's fingers since ancient times. Men generally believe that women's fingers should meet three characteristics: long, white and thin. Long nails can give others this feeling, and make up for the congenital deficiency in this way, but as we all know, nails are particularly easy to break if they are too long, so ancient women try their best to protect their nails. For example, Cixi would soak her nails in hot water before going to bed every night, and then someone would use special tools to make them look better. Finally, she would have to apply nail polish to protect her nails, which was quite tedious. In the Qing Dynasty, besides protecting nails, finger covers were also used to symbolize status and power, and became one of the most important jewelry for women at that time. At that time, before both men and women got married, the man would give the woman a pair of beautiful finger covers. Just like our modern diamond ring, the materials used for fingers were varied. You can imagine that these expensive materials may be materials for making finger covers, and each one can be bought. Of course, from our modern eyes, this kind of aesthetics is simply unacceptable, but we can also understand why the women in the harem are so fierce, because it is related to everyone's status. Status determines what to eat, wear and use, and everyone wants to move in a good direction.

When we were watching the drama of the Qing Dynasty, we saw the concubines in the harem with long nails on their little fingers and ring fingers, which were pointed. I feel that the next second is the feeling of poking people, which is too sharp. Nails are inlaid with different patterns and all kinds of diamonds and jewels. In a word, this is a trench. But this not only represents beauty, but also represents identity.

The original intention of inventing this kind of finger cover is only to protect nails, because after the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, a large part of the original customs remained. They think it's beautiful to keep nails, so not only women but also men keep them. Slowly, in order to protect them, they have metal fingernails, but with the development, they gradually develop more materials, not only gold and silver, but also cloisonne and enamel, which are more materials and more expensive.

At the same time, they also think that women wear such slender hands, which are small and thin, and can better show the slender beauty of their hands. He is very similar to our current manicure in essence, both to make women's hands look better. And now girls want to be exquisite pig girls, and so do the ancients. They are not allowed to dress themselves from the inside out, otherwise how can they go out?

However, these are the initial features. After all, beauty is one of its values, and later it gradually developed into a symbol of identity. After all, after the Eight Banners system was invented in the Qing Dynasty, the emperors took turns to make them. These flags followed the upper three flags produced by the emperor for a period of time, and the other flags also became the lower three flags. Therefore, in this case, the status of these families will change accordingly, so in this case, not only the status of men has changed, but also their wives have changed with themselves. Except the clothes they wear, the rest are jewelry, and the fingernails are one of them. The more expensive the family,

In addition, in the palace, the husbands of these concubines are emperors, so there is no need to identify themselves. However, the harem is divided into high and low, such as queens, concubines, concubines, nobles and so on. A person of the same rank must wear clothes of the same status. Similarly, the higher the position, the more expensive the clothes, and the longer the fingernails.

If you see what Cixi wears in the museum, it is poverty that limits your imagination. The longest is 7 or 8 inches long, and it takes several hours to take care of her nails every day. It's a waste of manpower and material resources. This galeries lafayette will definitely enjoy it.

In addition to the famous scenes mentioned above, there is another function, which is to protect yourself. Think about why these nails should be made so sharp. A very important reason is that they are a sharp weapon, a self-defense tool to protect themselves. Now girls like us may have some anti-wolf spray, or Chili noodles or something like that, and does this fingernail look like a self-defense tool?

Living in the palace is not absolutely safe, and you will meet many assassins, so this kind of thing is the best self-defense weapon. Besides, it's empty. It is not impossible to design and manufacture some kind of self-defense drug hidden in it. The brains of the ancients were also big enough.

But in the final analysis, more functions are still used as status symbols, otherwise this thing is quite in the way. In case it's not cost-effective to skate by yourself, you can disfigure yourself, and it's not convenient to be sure in life.

All concubines in the Qing dynasty wore finger covers, which is equivalent to nail art now. They're not just for beauty.

First, aesthetic reasons. Ancient people's aesthetics are slightly similar to modern people's, and they all like women's slender fingers. Therefore, women take the initiative to protect their fingers in order to achieve the aesthetic effect of "women are pleasing to themselves".

Second, in order to protect nails. The longer the nails are, the easier it is to break, so be sure to protect them with finger covers. Wearing finger covers can also have a unique aesthetic effect. Many concubines use different materials to make finger covers, and each material is more noble than the other.

Third, the finger sleeve is a symbol of identity and status. In addition, finger covers also represent identity and status. The more expensive your status is, the more precious and beautiful your nails are.

Nowadays, many girls like manicure, and the "nail cover" that often appears in the dramas of the Qing Dynasty is the pointed finger cover worn by the concubines of the Qing Dynasty. It is very inconvenient for us to see their movements. So what are these finger covers for? Not only for beauty, but also for other purposes.

In the Qing Dynasty, royal women in China used luxurious metal or cloisonne fingernails inlaid with beads and jade to protect their elaborately decorated nails. In fact, the earliest maintenance of nails was in the Qing Dynasty. In Manchu, if men want to pursue a girl, they will give her beautiful finger covers as a symbol of love.

The finger ornaments of Manchu nobles symbolize power and status. In ancient China, both men and women with high status had long nails, which indicated that they didn't need to work. Only the concubine of the Qing emperor or the wife of the prince are eligible to wear gloves. Therefore, wearing a long finger sleeve is a symbol of status. The higher the level of people, the longer the length of finger covers, and the more precious the materials made.

At that time, the harem of the Qing Dynasty was divided into nine grades, with different grades and different degrees of food and clothing. Things should be given in strict accordance with grades, including armor suits. The higher the status, the longer the nail cover; On the contrary, concubines with low status must have shorter nails.

Nowadays, girls keep their nails to look good and match their clothes. But in the Qing dynasty, it was more to highlight the status and divide the ranks. None of the poor people keep their nails. They have to work to support their families and concubines in the palace. They don't have to work, so it's common to leave their nails behind. Long nails need protection, so pointed finger covers seem to ensure continuity.

Then there is the division of their status. Some concubines wear simple styles, and some accessories that are not on the top are also very noble. The most representative nail figure is Empress Dowager Cixi, who wears decorative metal or cloisonne fake nails on her little finger and ring finger to increase the length of nails and show her noble status. Decorative metal or cloisonne fake nails is engraved with patterns, or dragons or phoenixes, which is probably the prototype of our first painting.