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Birds & Beasts: Wearing Honour and Order in the Qing Dynasty

Thursday, March 27, 2025
12:00pm to 1:00pm

University of Alberta (TELUS International Centre)

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March
27

According to the Chinese collection of official histories, a new reign of a dynasty decrees its new laws and regulations, including official attire for the nobility and bureaucrats.

The costume regulation includes headwear, clothes, and accessories and uses distinctive materials, colours, motifs, shapes, etc., to distinguish the wearer’s position and rank. This costume system developed for thousands of years and became a dress code in Chinese culture. This lecture introduces the costume regulations during the Ming and Qing dynasties to unveil the ancient Chinese dress code to the modern public.

Isabel Pifen Chueh is the curator of the Mactaggart Art Collection in Edmonton, Alberta. Her past experience includes being the curator of the Textile Gallery at the National Palace Museum, Taipei.

University of Alberta (TELUS International Centre)

11104 87 Avenue
Edmonton, AB, T5B 3L7