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Summer Court Hat for a Third Rank Civil Official, c. 1850, 9 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (24.1 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm), Silk braid, bamboo, silk gauze, and glass, China, 19th century, The summer or 'cool hat' consisted of a conical framework of split bamboo with a taut silk covering and brocade rim. Red, unspun silk floss, or red silk braided tassels were used to decorate the crown. The transparent blue glass 'jewel' is indication of a third rank civil official.
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Summer Court Hat for a Third Rank Civil Official, c. 1850, 9 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (24.1 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm), Silk braid, bamboo, silk gauze, and glass, China, 19th century, The summer or 'cool hat' consisted of a conical framework of split bamboo with a taut silk covering and brocade rim. Red, unspun silk floss, or red silk braided tassels were used to decorate the crown. The transparent blue glass 'jewel' is indication of a third rank civil official.
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3906 x 4896 px | 54.7 MB
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33.1 x 41.5 cm | 13.0 x 16.3 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
1850 • 19 CENTURY • 19TH CENTURY • 19TH • 19TH-CENTURY • BAMBOO • BROCADE RIM • CHINA • CHINE • CHINESE • CONICAL FRAMEWORK • COOL HAT' CONSISTED • CROWN • DECORATE • GLASS • INDICATION • NINETEENTH CENTURY • PORCELAIN • RED (COLOUR) • RED SILK BRAIDED TASSELS • RED • SEASON: SUMMER • SILK BRAID • SILK GAUZE • SPLIT BAMBOO • SUMMER COURT HAT • SUMMER • SUMMERS • SUMMERTIME • TAUT SILK COVERING • THIRD RANK CIVIL OFFICIAL • TRANSPARENT BLUE GLASS JEWEL • UNSPUN SILK FLOSS • XIX CENTURY
