Now many women watch court dramas, what big female dramas. In the harem of the Qing Dynasty, there have been many strange and puzzling things in the harem of the Qing Dynasty, and everyone may have noticed that these women with identities in the palace will put a metal nail set on their fingers, which makes the fingers very long, that is, it looks a little strange. This also makes many people very curious:
Why did ancient concubines like to wear "nail covers"? In addition to protecting nails, there is actually another wonderful use!
In fact, the decoration of nail sets appeared before the Qing Dynasty, dating back to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, only because the cultural factors at that time did not become popular. However, in the Qing Dynasty, this kind of nail cover began to become popular among harem concubines, and a variety of styles appeared.
And I believe many people know that Manchu women like to keep long nails to make the fingers look softer and slender. In addition to the innate talent conditions, you can also use decoration, that is, to grow your nails. Generally speaking, it takes more than half a year for a nail to grow to about an inch. However, after the nails grow, if they are not careful, they will crack and break, and in order to protect the nails, the woman will wear a protective armor cover.
The popularity of nail covers is also related to manchu women's preference for dressing up. When the ladies went out, they combed their heads twice, their hair was high and stretched upwards, and under the feet they had to step on high and low shoes that were at least four or five inches thick, and the feet were completely supported, just like the high heels now, the cuffs of the upper cuffs showed the style of horseshoes, and the back of the hands was hidden, revealing only ten jade fingers decorated with long armor, which can be said to be very expensive and harmonious from head to toe.
Moreover, it is said that this armor was also quite exquisite in the harem at that time. Only some concubines of higher rank could wear it, and concubines such as promises and constant presence were not eligible to wear them. Moreover, there is also a hierarchy for concubines to wear, the queen can wear six, the concubines can wear four, and the concubines can only wear three. In addition to the number of requirements, there are also restrictions on the material, and there are rules for what bits and what materials to use, which cannot be crossed. For example, the queen can use gold, the concubine can use ceramic, and the concubine can only use silver.
In fact, the popularity of the armor set is because the concubines in the court, in order to show their identity and status, used to make costumes and came into being, such a nail set is also a witness to the step-by-step development of the internal intrigue of the Qing Palace, but also an old object to witness history. Well, the article ends here, so what do you think about this? Everyone is welcome to leave a message in the comment area.