Section 1. Dragons and Phoenixes: Badges for the Imperial Family - WPMU DEV

During the Ming dynasty rank badges were woven into the chest and back of silk robes. Under the Qing, badges became small squares sewn on to the court robe. In 1759 the emperor decreed that all members of the imperial hierarchy must wear a dark, front-opening surcoat over their official court robes—the appropriate rank badge was to be ................
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