This antique Chinese children's dragon wind hat dates from the 1950s. It is all hand stitched with hand painted appliqué work. This unusual shaped hand crafted hat has a pink hand painted canvas cutout of a dragon, with blue and green silk fringe, and bell accents. There is a dragons head facing the front with a metal spring attaching it to the body which covers the top of the hat. The head bobs up and down in movement like a nodder, as well as the fanning tail. These Han Chinese children's hats were designed to provide protection from evil spirits, demons, and ghosts, but also to influence the wearing with important qualities such as wealth, health, courage, academic success, happiness, long life, grace, and beauty. This wind style winter hat has a black and yellow cotton fabric back flap which covers the back of the neck for warmth, and decorative purple silk trim edging. It is fully lined in blue linen, with ties for securing under the chin. The hat measures 14 inches around the face, and 14 inches from front to back. It is in excellent wearable condition, and is truly an unique piece of antique Chinese textile art making for a wonderful display piece.
Item number z1569

$150