英文說明:This topless short hat, filled with embroidered designs of birds and flowers, was called a “short band” or a “band hat.” This specimen was created in the style of headgear known as “guan” (“冠” homophonous to “official”) worn by officials in ancient China. The black flannelette is embroidered with cloudlike stitches (referred to as “ruyi yuntou”—meaning approximately “smooth going” and similar in sound to other characters meaning “luck”) and golden “panchang” (or “endless loop”), representing “continuity”—a visual hope that the child would attain continuous wealth and social position.