Embroidered Uniform Guard
Videos
The Embroidered Uniform Guard was the imperial secret police that served the emperors of the Ming dynasty in China. The guard was founded by the Hongwu Emperor, founding emperor of Ming, in 1368 to se
A Jinyiwei guard's tablet which says: Jinyiwei commander Ma Shun.
Mangfu
Videos
Mangfu, also known as mǎngpáo, Huāyī, and python robe, sometimes referred as dragon robe although they are different garments, is a type of paofu, a robe, in hanfu. The mangfu falls under the broad ca
Embroidered Uniform Guard
…Guards wore the following: Mangfu (python robe) Feiyufu (flying fish clothing…
A form of mangfu in the Ming dynasty
A court robe with mang (python) pattern in the Qing dynasty, c. 1890s
A man wearing long pattern design.
Gao Gong wearing a danmang pattern design