Rushui jinpu 汝水巾譜

Rushui jinpu 汝水巾譜 "The book on headgear from River Ru" was written during the Ming period 明 (1368-1644) by Zhu Shuxun 朱術珣 (c. 1600), courtesy name Junyan 均焉, style Rushui Jushi 汝水居士 "Master from River Ru". He was a descendent of Zhu Zhi 朱植, Prince Jian of Liao 遼簡王, and was assistant prefect (tongpan 通判) of Zhenjiang 鎮江府, and later secretary in the Ministry of Revenue (hubu zhushi 戶部主事).

His book presents illustrations and descriptions of 32 different types of headgear made of folded cloth. All illustrations are reproductions of ancient books or paintings (with a few exceptions, like the beiye jin 貝葉巾 cap). Unfortunately, the chronological order of the book is not strict, and Zhu also did not include all available information on the width of a particular cloth. He also did not include contemporary headgear, for which a lot of information is available.

Figure 1. Headgear in the Rushui jinpu 汝水巾譜

The huayang cap 華揚巾 that was allegedly created by Tao Hongjing 陶弘景 (456-536) and styled by Lu Guimeng 陸龜蒙 (d. c. 881). Siku cunmu congshu 四庫存目叢書 edition.