PREFACE
FOREWORD
Four Major Changes in the History of Chinese Clothing
Qiji: Manchu Female Hairstyle in the Qing Dynasty
Early Evidence of Clothing
Xiaogushan Bone Needle (replica)
Bone Ring Ornaments and Hematite Ores
Bone Needle
Stone Spinning Wheel and Pottery Spinning Wheel
Ko-hemp Fragments
Pottery Bowl with Hemp Cloth Imprint at the Bottom
Silk Fragment
Painted Pottery Jar with a Figure Wearing Clothes
Human-shaped Pottery Vessel Wearing Open crotch Pants
Boot-shaped Painted Pottery Vessel
Jade Figurine Wearing a Flat Cap
Jade Necklace with a Bell shaped Pendant
Ivory Comb Engraved with Revolved Lines
String of Bone Tubes
Bone Ji (Halberd)
Painted Pottery Basin with Braided Hair Dancers
Clothing from the Pre-Qin Era (Before 221 BCE)
Jade Figurine
Human shaped Bronze Wheel Pin
Clothing from the Shang and Western Zhou Dynasties
Jade Necklace with Six Half ring Pendants
Set of Jade Pendants
Photo of the Group of Jade Pendants Unearthed at a Western Zhou Tomb of Guo State
Deep Garment and Costumes of Nomads
Wooden Figurines Wearing Deep Garments
Terracotta Figurines
Silk Painting with a Lady, Phoenix and Dragon (replica)
Pottery Dancing Figurine
Changxin Palace Lamp (replica)
Pottery Mould for a Standing Figurine
Leather Belts and Accessories
Gold Belt Hook with Six Arrises
Gilt Silver Belt Hook Inlaid with Jade and Glass
Iron Belt Hook Inlaid with Gold and Jade Dragon Pattern
Belt Hook on a Terracotta Warrior from the Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum
Bronze Belt Hook in the Shape of Three Musicians
Gilt Bronze Belt End with Dragon and Two Turtles
Gold Perforated Belt End with Motif of Four Wolves Devouring a Bull
Gold Perforated Belt Ends with a Pin
Rectangular Harness Gear (replica)
Harness Belt Buckle
Silver Belt Buckle with a Winged Tiger
Gold Belt Buckle with Eight Dragons
Clothing from the Qin to the Northern and Southern Dynasties (221 BCE 589 CE)
Cap Wearing System
Male Wearing a Wuguan with a Sable Tail
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Clothing from the sui,Tang and five Dynasties (581-960CE)
Clothing from the Song, Liao,jin Xiaxia and Yuan Dynasties(916-1368)
Clothing from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
Clothing from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)
Reconstructed Lifelike Figures in Historical Attire