Close up of flower carving on
early Manchu woman
headdress Front (top) and Back
(bottom)
Later Manchu Woman carved
feet (left) compared to the
earlier Manchu Woman cloth
feet (right).
Note the
inverted V
shape and
tassels on
the carved
headdress
of the later
Manchu
Woman
compared to
the T
shaped
flower
carved
headdress
of the earlier
Manchu
Woman
Later Manchu
Woman on the left
has the traditional
pao while the
earlier Manchu
Woman on the right
has the blue pao
and yellow vest
signifying
membership in the  
Imperial family.