Ancient beddings from Palace Museum's collection

By Bi Nan | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2018-11-14 11:24
Share
Share - WeChat

As the chilly winter is around the corner, people are taking out thick quilts from their closets or buying new ones. For traditional quilt, the cover is always embroidered with delicate patterns. During the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the main material for making quilt and mattress was cotton cloth and silk fabrics. In the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the beddings in families of officials were all made with silk. A range of photos released by the Palace Museum in Beijing on the micro blog Sina Weibo show ancient beddings once used in the Forbidden City. Let's take a look.

A light green silk quilt from the Qing Dynasty. [Photo/Official Weibo account of the Palace Museum]
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next   >>|

Related Stories

Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US