| 英文摘要 |
The 18th-century Forbidden City, which led the“fashion”trend of fur clothing, influenced the style of clothing worn throughout China from top to bottom. However, there were many types of fur, and the wearing of different types of fur, from Manchuria to the Forbidden City, signified a distinction of different wealth and social statuses. Nevertheless, this distinction was not always clear-cut, for example, using deerskin in the Qing court. If deerskin is discussed in the context of“a dispute between the elegance school and vulgarity school”, deerskin seems to be merely a“vulgar”item worn by the poor or those of lower official rank, , compared to furs such as sable and fox; however, this type of“vulgar”item was also a common type of clothing worn by the member of the Qing court during imperial touring and hunts, and was even regarded as a part of the remembrance of the Manchu origin. This article will outline the utilize of deerskin in the context of Manchu culture and trace the stages of deerskin in the first half of Qing Period(17th century to the mid-19th century) in the Forbidden City, including tribute, tailoring, and the use of fur clothing and accessories. It will explore how deerskin, which was presented as tribute from various places, was used by the Qing court in daily court activities with Manchu cultural characteristics. This phenomenon not only includes the members of diverse political and social status, but embodies a retro practice about Manchu mounted archery culture that was different from fur“fashion”, and the simple and unadorned values of the Manchus. Finally, it will respond to the claim that deerskin was cheap, and attempt to reflect on the possibility of cross-ethnic(such as Manchu, Han, and European) interaction in the material culture of the Qing court, using deerskin clothing and accessories as examples. |