#qingdynasty

I have worn this aoqun now for 2 days in total en i really love it. It makes me feel pretty and it sits really nice.

And now i'm also awere that people really have no idea what Hanfu or aoqun is and wat een Kimono is. It was kinda painfull that everyone thought i had a Kimono on. This Qing Dynasty aoqun is very far from looking like a Kimono, tho much older Dynasty aoqun kinda does tho so far i know Kimono became how it was becouse of Hanfu/chinese clothes but i could be wrong. It's okey to make mistakes, i hope to wear more hanfu and aoqun and show people here what hanfu and aoqun is 😊

It's a interesting realizing that we all love Chinese food but never really talk about the clothes and the culture.

I would really love to spread my love for hanfu and aoqun here in the Netherlands. I also got a lot of love for it here so I feel already so much easier about wearing it here in public 😊

anyway we did a short shoot yesterday too so i got a few photo's of that too

Qianlong Emperor’s Penzai Trees-

The Qianlong emperor was especially skilled with sword, brush, and bow. He was also quite the art connoisseur, amassing a unique collection during his lifetime. These two versions of this painting of the emperor with some of his treasures both include Chinese Penzai (better known by the Japanese term for these trees, Bonsai).

What I find most interesting, is that these Chinese Penzai trees are quite similar in feel to Japanese Bonsai. Judging from the fair number of contemporary Chinese Penzai I encountered on my many trips around China, one has the impression that the Chinese approach to this art is one where the tree are generally fuller, with more foliage. That does not appear to be the case for Penzai styled during the Qing period. 

SUNG BRONZE SALVAGE FRAGMENT

Composed of coins compacted by time in a rectangular form, the wood case having disintegrated; the whole retaining traces of archeological verde gris patination now mounted on iron stand