At the Burmese court, all levels of court dress were recorded and illustrated
in manuscripts. The Shan who attended court in Burma sat in order of precedence
before the king, the senior princes were equal in status to Burmese Governors.
They wore elaborate gold fabrics with jewelled trimmings while junior princes
were the equivalent of minor officials in silks and velvets. The tribute they were
to present to the king was assessed according to individual wealth and power,
and included gold and silver tribute trees, silver measured by weight and precious
and semi-precious stones.
In contrast to participating in the splendour of the Burmese court, the Shan
princes who were tributary to China received their tribute dress via the Governor
of Yunnan. It included dragon robes, jewelled hats, sequined shoes, and gold and
silver seals stamped with Chinese characters. The dragon was an important
element in Chinese decorative patterns. Symbolising power and divinity, it was
one of the major components of the Twelve Imperial Symbols. During the Yuan
Dynasty, the Mongol rulers in China appear to have been less rigid in observing
strict sumptuary law.
At the Burmese court, all levels of court dress were recorded and illustratedin manuscripts. The Shan who attended court in Burma sat in order of precedencebefore the king, the senior princes were equal in status to Burmese Governors.They wore elaborate gold fabrics with jewelled trimmings while junior princeswere the equivalent of minor officials in silks and velvets. The tribute they wereto present to the king was assessed according to individual wealth and power,and included gold and silver tribute trees, silver measured by weight and preciousand semi-precious stones.In contrast to participating in the splendour of the Burmese court, the Shanprinces who were tributary to China received their tribute dress via the Governorof Yunnan. It included dragon robes, jewelled hats, sequined shoes, and gold andsilver seals stamped with Chinese characters. The dragon was an importantelement in Chinese decorative patterns. Symbolising power and divinity, it wasone of the major components of the Twelve Imperial Symbols. During the YuanDynasty, the Mongol rulers in China appear to have been less rigid in observingstrict sumptuary law.
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