大英博物館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (大英博物館Instagram)「Can you guess what our conservators have been working on? Here are some clues: 🌴☔🧥 Swipe for the reveal, and to see the amazing before and after 👉 Our organic material conservators have been painstakingly preparing objects for our upcoming #ChinasHiddenCentury exhibition. One of the most challenging was this rain cape, made from the leaves of the Chinese windmill palm, arranged in densely overlapping rows like a thatched roof. This type of cape would likely have been worn by rickshaw pullers, street cleaners or labourers, often with a wide brimmed hat to protect themselves from the rain. Everyday work wear like this is rare survival and provides an important glimpse into how ordinary people lived. ✨ Visit our blog to hear how the conservators make the magic happen and work with incredibly delicate objects – link in bio. 🎫 There’s just one day left to save at least 10% on your tickets to #ChinasHiddenCentury! To see this cape on display alongside other objects cared for by our conservators – from a pearl encrusted snuff bottle to a dried shark’s fin – head to the link in our bio to book your tickets. 🔎 Waterproofs for a worker. Chinese windmill palm, China, 1800–60. #BritishMuseum #Conservation #ChineseArt #QingDynasty」4月18日 20時24分