Reader-built field atlas

Fastener Under Tension Atlas

A decorative frog can look convincing while doing no work. Closed and gently opened views of the same garment reveal whether knob, loop, anchor, seam and hidden support form a real fastening system.

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The evidence pair

Two photographs that can be compared

Frame 1

The complete garment closed, with the opening and fastening rhythm visible

Frame 2

The same opening gently released, with loop, knob, anchor and any hidden support visible

What the note must add

Use only your garment or one you may inspect, and obtain the wearer's consent. Do not pull museum or fragile clothing, infer internal reinforcement from a front view or call a decorative appliqué load-bearing without testing the opening.

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Editorial founding evidence

A visible baseline, with the gaps left open

These are East Moment editorial records built from authorized or rights-cleared imagery. They are not reader submissions and do not count toward the public record total.

A complete robe and an unmatched fastening detail

Unmatched museum construction baseline

Two public-domain Met photographs establish the required scales: a complete Qing robe shows an asymmetric opening and spaced fastening points, while a different imperial robe gives a closer view of black loop-and-knot pairs beside an edge.

Qing robe of state with an asymmetric opening and spaced fastening points — Visible: complete opening route and fastening rhythm. Missing: the opened interior and tension test.

Imperial robe detail with black loop fasteners beside a diagonal patterned opening — Visible: loop-and-knot relationships on another robe. This is not the interior or open state of the first garment.

Still missing: The close view belongs to another robe, and neither garment is opened or placed under wearable tension. The pair cannot reveal hidden reinforcement, cord core, repair history, hand operation or which closure carried the load.

Approved reader records

The Atlas in public

No matched closed-and-open fastening record has cleared review yet.

The first approved pair will show where visible ornament meets real load. A detached pankou or one already-fastened product photograph cannot complete the Atlas.

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