Introduction to the Five-claw Coiled Dragon Purple Clothes: The Beijing satin gold embroidered five-claw Coiled Dragon Purple Clothes given by the emperor during the Wanli Period of the Ming Dynasty, 2.18 meters long and 1.3 meters wide, woven using the Ming Dynasty "warp-breaking and weft-breaking" technique, original The golden hook and jade ring has been lost for a long time. In 2006, Huijing and her master, Abbot Miaoguo, took the cassock to the Nanjing Yunjin Research Institute and asked for a copy of the cassock, which cost 550,000 yuan. The replica is made of special materials such as peacock feathers and gold wire, and is woven using 16 looms. It adopts the weaving method of open warp and broken weft and the tapestry technique specially used by the Ming Dynasty court to weave various dragons, five-clawed dragons, Ruyiyun, etc. With eight auspicious signs and various floral patterns, 48 ​​skilled workers worked for a year and a half to complete this replica. For safety reasons, the original cassock has been sent to the bank for storage.

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