For periods before
photography, our evidence of Chinese clothing styles comes primarily from
paintings, supplemented by tomb figurines and archaeological discoveries
of actual clothing, mostly of the wealthy and high-ranking. We
will take a brief look at what is known of clothing from earlier periods
through paintings,
then a closer look at the Qing dynasty, which allows us to make use of
photographs. We have also included an independent unit on
textile technology, primarily on women making silk and cotton. |