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拍品專文
Each regiment of the Manchu Banner army was wearing uniforms in the colors of their banner. They were made in the Imperial workshops in Hangzhou and when not worn were stored at the Western Gate of the Forbidden City.
The purpose of this uniform was purely ceremonial. The exposed areas around the sleeves were then covered with shoulder guards. The legs were covered with aprons but the seat was left free to allow the wearer to mount a horse. The front square panel here is made of silk, but would have been made of metal in an actual combat armour.
Compare with two ceremonial suits of armor, one kept in the Museuo Oriental de Valladoid, the other in John E. Vollmer, Decoding Dragons: Status garments in Ch'ing Dynasty China, University of Oregon Museum of Art, 1983, frontispiece; another suit of armor was sold at Sotheby's New York, 23 March 2004, lot 554 and a further one in these Rooms, 21 November 2008, lot 216.
The purpose of this uniform was purely ceremonial. The exposed areas around the sleeves were then covered with shoulder guards. The legs were covered with aprons but the seat was left free to allow the wearer to mount a horse. The front square panel here is made of silk, but would have been made of metal in an actual combat armour.
Compare with two ceremonial suits of armor, one kept in the Museuo Oriental de Valladoid, the other in John E. Vollmer, Decoding Dragons: Status garments in Ch'ing Dynasty China, University of Oregon Museum of Art, 1983, frontispiece; another suit of armor was sold at Sotheby's New York, 23 March 2004, lot 554 and a further one in these Rooms, 21 November 2008, lot 216.