Greetings,
Wow! That sounds like quite the project you have there. I haven't a
clue about peasant costumes, sorry. But one thing you might want to
think about is, colour was used a lot more that it would appear
now. The statues pretty much appear to be a consistent mud shade,
right?
Thanks! I think I found the statue you're describing:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PGdp__poAtM/T-LYMC-WgCI/L8Q/Nld5-rVqp7c/s1600/scan0004.jpg
You're right -- pretty garish... One does wonder what kind of dyes might have
been used by Chinese peasants. This may be irrelevant, but I read
Thanks! I think I found the statue you're describing:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PGdp__poAtM/T-LYMC-WgCI/L8Q/Nld5-rVqp7c/s1600/scan0004.jpg
You're right -- pretty garish... One does wonder what kind of dyes might have
been used by Chinese peasants. This may be irrelevant, but I read
On the contrary; it's very helpful! I hadn't even thought about cotton vs.
linen vs. wool vs. ?
Hopefully, I can learn a little more about cheap clothing dyes commonly used in
Ancient China. According to Wikipedia, indigo has been used in China for
centuries...
Any chance of a link to the original? There's an iPad app I want to
explore. . . ;) This link goes to a photo, not a page (the link which
shows on the photo isn't clickable).
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Any chance of a link to the original? There's an iPad app I want to
explore. . . ;) This link goes to a photo, not a page (the link which
shows on the photo isn't clickable).
== Marjorie Wilser
My apologies... I'm not sure where the image was originally posted, but I got
it from
Um, the June 2012 issue of National Geographic Magazine has an article with
color photographs on the colors of the Terra Cotta Army. Check your local
library (or your neighbors) for a copy. The colors were stunning. Definitely
eye bleeding time. As for peasants, see if you can google
On 12/03/2012 03:53 PM, Ginni Morgan wrote:
Um, the June 2012 issue of National Geographic Magazine has an
articlewith color photographs on the colors of the Terra Cotta Army. Check your
local library (or your neighbors) for a copy. The colors were stunning.
Definitely eye bleeding time. As for
You might also look for the book 5000 Years of Chinese Costumes by Xun
Zhou; Chunming Gao; in your local university library. I saw a copy today at a
used bookstore and it looked like it could be useful for pattern shapes, etc.
- Marion
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Judging from the URL on that image, it is probably taken from the National
Geographic article.
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Thanks -- I followed the URL, but it led to a dead end. Luckily, the blog I
linked had it.
-Dede
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As for peasants, see if you can google Chinese painting for
that period and look for workers in the rice paddies or something like that.
There are often travelogue paintings that sometimes have servants hauling
everything up a mountain.
Ooo, good idea!
Ann Wass
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On 12/03/2012 05:14 PM, Marion McNealy wrote:
You might also look for the book 5000 Years of Chinese Costumes by Xun
Zhou; Chunming Gao; in your local university library. I saw a copy today at a
used bookstore and it looked like it could be useful for pattern shapes, etc.
I have it; it's a
Hmm. Not a lot of easy pickings here on the museum search. If you could find an
illustrated copy of the Rites of Zhou, there might be clothing illustrations in
it. There seems to be a prevalent belief that peasant clothing was regional
until the unification under the First Emperor, and then
I recall reading how shocked people were when they discovered that those
pristine white marble Greek sculptures had been brightly painted.
One thing to bear in mind is that artist's pigment palettes and dyer's palettes
are often quite different.
Another thing is that paint colors often are not
At 08:18 PM 12/1/2012, you wrote:
...or Tales of a Band Mom.
This year's winter percussion piece is Terra Cotta Warriors and first
order of business... peasant costumes for kids in the pit (stationary
instruments like xylophones, chimes, etc.)
What the heck did Chinese peasants wear in
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