This hat is sold as a Qing Dynasty Chinese Landlord Hat also a Dragon Cap
Hat wearing in China as mentioned in previous posts was an important part of China's ancient costume code.
As part of the code when a man reached the age of 20 he began wearing a cap, this included in a ceremony called the "Guanli" (The Ceremony of the Cap) which indicated he had grown up.
The rules on cap wearing did change between dynasty's and so did the definition of what was a cap as opposed to head covering like the bamboo hat.
Caps also had social status, the poor in some dynasties were not allowed to wear caps
in other news
Although this is my 210th post THIS IS THE 200th unique hat or other headgear I've blogged about
