Dragon Robe as a Professional Dress of the Qing Dynasty Scholar Official (The Náprstek Museum Collection)

Pages	49–72
DOI	10.1515/anpm-2017-0012
Keywords	China, Qing dynasty, dragon robes, anthropology of dress
Type of Article	Peer-reviewed
Citation	HEROLDOVÁ, Helena. Dragon Robe as a Professional Dress of the Qing Dynasty Scholar Official (The Náprstek Museum Collection). Annals of the Náprstek Museum. Prague: National Museum, 2016, 37(2), 49–72. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/anpm-2017-0012. ISSN 0231-844X (print), 2533-5685 (online). Also available from: https://publikace.nm.cz/en/periodicals/aotnpm/37-2/dragon-robe-as-a-professional-dress-of-the-qing-dynasty-scholar-official-the-naprstek-museum-collection

Annals of the Náprstek Museum | 2016/37/2

Dragon robes were worn by scholar – officials who were members of bureacracy of the Qing dynasty in China (1644–1911). The cut and design of the robes were uniform, but the embellishment and motifs including religious symbols were individual and personal. Dragon robes as a garment with high homogeneity and visibility is compared to the “organisational dress” worn by members of contemporary Western organisations. The meaning of both garments is found to be similar, especially as they convey social roles within the organisation and society.

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