Why did ancient concubines wear nail covers? There are three theories, one of which is for the convenience of the emperor
Over the past few thousand years, various cultures have flourished and developed, creating a splendid history and culture. The system of the Qing Dynasty may be the most sound, so in the harem of this period, even wearing a small ornament must be divided into three, six, nine and so on, and the jewelry we are talking about today is the nail cover worn by the ladies and ladies of the Qing Palace.
We who have watched the Qing Palace drama know that many concubines wear nail sets on their hands, and this nail set is different for everyone, in addition to the ornaments and clothes of the concubines in the Qing Palace, there are several other theories. Whether in the TV series or in the current cultural relics, you can always see that the concubines' jewelry is made of some precious metals such as gold, silver and copper, and there are many jade inlaid gemstones and pearls on it, and the design patterns are more diverse, the styles are strange and exquisite.
Such a nail set everyone knows from just imagination that this thing is troublesome to wear on thieves, and it is not convenient to move and work at all, so there is no civilian to wear this kind of rausch.
Then, like those who often wear this, it can only be the palace concubines who never work. And this beautiful design and jade wearing beads shows that they are very willing to wear it, and they are proud of it. So what is the matter that makes the concubines happy to wear this?
First, this has to do with origin and customs
This kind of nail set, as the name suggests, is to the nail set, the ancients of the nobles are not very fond of cutting nails, so the nails are usually long and long, and are beautiful with long nails, to highlight their status, because the nobles do not have to work, so they keep this useless fingernails to show their nobility. Where the average person needs this, everyone has to work hard, after all, it is all for livelihood, so there is no such thing as leaving nails.
And the concubines are more popular among them, because this nail cover can not only protect the nails after wearing, but also modify their fingers very slender, and very naturally form beautiful orchid fingers when moving, so that the whole person looks very weak and delicate. Although nail sets are something that many dynasties have, the Qing Dynasty is the most popular, one is to highlight the fullness of national strength during the Qing Dynasty, and the other is that the concubines during the Qing Dynasty are really too idle, and can only look good to dress themselves.
Second, wearing this is a status symbol
The concubines of the Qing Dynasty had a strict hierarchy, so the hierarchy of each concubine was very strict, divided from top to bottom. From the highest queen to the lowest promise, these are the masters, the masters are not working, from the clothes to the jewelry, these things are strictly hierarchical. Including the nail cover, this small thing is also hierarchical. The higher the status of the concubine nail set, the more exquisite, the queen's nail set will be the most exquisite and gorgeous. The imperial concubine and the noble concubine are a little bit again, and when it comes to changing, it is simpler, and the workmanship is not as good as one-tenth of that of the empress.
Cixi's nail covers are also very long
Third, wear this for the convenience of the emperor
Different identities have to wear different nail sets, the emperor's harem is too much, he himself must not remember, so this looks at the nail sets of the concubines, after all, everyone is different, the pattern is different, so sometimes a glance to know what position of the concubine, and then think about who it is. So many emperors of concubines are basically invisible, so they will be marked with more easy-to-remember dots.
Many nail sets have been passed down to this day as collectibles because they are so beautiful and beautiful.