《明史·志·卷四十三》
朝见皇帝时奏大乐九曲的奏歌艺人：戴中华一统巾，穿红罗色彩鲜艳的大袖衫，绘黄莺、鹦鹉花样，红色生绢衬衫，锦织衣领，杏红色绢裙，白绢大口裤，青丝带，白绢袜，茶褐色鞋。
朝会大乐九奏歌工：中华一统巾，红罗生色大袖衫，画黄莺、鹦鹉花样，红生绢衬衫，锦领，杏红绢裙，白绢大口袴，青丝绦，白绢袜，茶褐鞋。
The Ballad Singers who performed the Jiukui, a grand musical piece, when meeting the emperor: they wore Zhongyuan Unification headwear, bright and colorful red silk long-sleeved shirts with patterns of yellow warblers and parrot flowers, red raw silk shirts, brocade collars, apricot-red silk skirts, white silk wide pants, blue silk ribbons, white silk socks, and camel-colored shoes.