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| "Buddhas
want gold vestments, humans want clothing." This sentiment extended
to all kinds of decorative accessories. In the Tang era, bird-and-flower
designs were carved into the heads of thin jade hairpins that
gave a touch of high style to any hairdo. When tassels were
added to the ends of hairpins, they became buyao which swung
enchantingly with each footstep the wearer took. With the constantly
changing tastes in clothing and adornment, it is sometimes difficult
for the people of today to appreciate the fashions of yesterday.
If you saw the movie The Last Emperor, weren't you curious about
the long fingernail sheaths that the Empress Dowager wore? |
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