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A white lu (egret or heron) on a rank badge, Qing dynasty. Paradise flycatcher (shoudai niao 绶带鸟) with its long tail looking like ribbons represents longevity due to its name having the word 'shou' being the homonym of shou (longevity) and 'dai' being the homophone of dai (代) which means generation; thus expressing the wishes for ...
A wide-sleeved, cross-collared gown worn by Taoist priests and nuns; it is a standard type of clothing. [35] Unknown- Present De luo 得罗 An indigo formal ritual clothing, worn by Taoism priests in the Quanzhen order; the blue colour is a symbolism for the East. [27] It is cross-collared. [32] Unknown – Present Da gua 大褂 "Great gown" [27]
The distinction between a heron and an egret is rather vague, and depends more on appearance than biology. The word "egret" comes from the French word aigrette that means both "silver heron" and "brush", referring to the long, filamentous feathers that seem to cascade down an egret's back during the breeding season (also called "egrets").
A mandarin square (Chinese: 補子), also known as a rank badge, was a large embroidered badge sewn onto the surcoat of officials in Imperial China (decorating hanfu and qizhuang), Korea (decorating the gwanbok of the Joseon dynasty), in Vietnam, and the Ryukyu Kingdom.
'Manchu clothes') and commonly referred as Manchu clothing in English, is the traditional clothing of the Manchu people. Qizhuang in the broad sense refers to the clothing system of the Manchu people, which includes their whole system of attire used for different occasions with varying degrees of formality. [ 1 ]
In English, over the years it has come to be used for a quite different, much darker color. Ecru comes from the French word écru for the color of unbleached linen, and the word means "raw, unbleached" in French. It has also been known as "the colour of silk". Traditionally ecru was considered a shade of beige. [3]
Clothing terminology ranges from the arcane (watchet, [1] a pale blue color name from the 16th century), and changes over time in response to fashion which in turn reflects social, artistic, and political trends.
A great egret family; plume birds were often shot while sitting on their nests. In Florida, in an effort to control plume hunting, the American Ornithologists Union and the National Association of Audubon Societies (now the National Audubon Society) persuaded the Florida State Legislature to pass a model non-game bird protection law in 1901 ...