Mode of dressing the hair in vogue among the women of Shanghai, Canton, Shantou and Ningpo. Photo by John Thomson.
Tag: Chinese customs
Traditional Chinese dress, culture and customs of the various regions.
Prince Gong. Yixin, Prince Gongzhong of the First Rank
PRINCE KUNG. Illustrations of China and its people: a series of two hundred photographs, with letterpress descriptive of the places and people represented by John Thomson.
Taiwan. Male and female Pepohoan people.
The Taiwanese Plains Indigenous Peoples, formerly known as the Pingpu…
Inhabitants of Xiamen, China. 19th c.
Inhabitants of the south chinese city Xiamen at the end of the 19th century.
Buddhist charm for ending drought. Chinese superstition.
Buddhist “Tso-fu-sze” ceremony performed to evoke rain and end drought, illustrated in a charm.
Taoist protective formulas against house fires.
Taoist priests use colored charms and rituals to protect and cleanse homes from fire, invoking the God of Fire.
Tolling of Buddhist Bells and the series of 108 strokes.
Monks in Buddhist monasteries toll bells 108 times daily, symbolizing the Chinese year and believed to soothe souls.
China. Paper-house burnt for the benefit of the dead.
In Ngan-hwei, paper-houses are burnt to convey necessities to the deceased, a persistent ancient custom.
Variegated dress known as that of the “hundred families”.
In China, a tradition involves creating a child’s dress from begged cloth pieces to invoke blessings and protection, known as “Peh-kia-i.”
A Chinese woman of highest class.
The annexed Plate represents a female of the highest class in her finest habit.
Auguste Racinet. The Costume History by Françoise Tétart-Vittu.
Racinet's Costume History is an invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; and a rich source of inspiration for anyone with an interest in clothing and style. Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted.
Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through to the end of the 19th century, the six volume work remains completely unique in its scope and detail. “Some books just scream out to be bought; this is one of them.” ― Vogue.com