Traditional chinese clothing--Eastern Han Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, men's costume

 

1. The eastern han dynasty

Hanfu is the traditional clothing of the Han nationality, not specifically refers to the Han dynasty clothing, Eastern Han Hanfu: man long clothing , plus gauze clothes, leather belt , brocade belt hanging sword, head dai jie “介帻”. The men wore a Zhiju “直裾”, It belongs to a kind of shenyi“深衣”, and the women wore a waist-length skirt, a kind of Yi shang “衣裳”.
The Zhiju of the Han Dynasty could be worn by both men and women. This kind of dress appeared as early as in the Western Han Dynasty, but it could not be used as a formal dress. The reason is that ancient trousers are not crotch, only two legs to the knee, with a belt at the waist. The crotch-less trousers were worn underneath and were exposed if not covered by a coat, which was considered irreverent at the time. So wear Qujushenyi“曲裾深衣”.caption

 

2.The pre-Qin period

The pre-Qin period generally refers to the historical period before the Qin Dynasty in ancient China, starting from the emergence of ancient human beings, from the legendary three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to the Warring States Period, until the First Emperor of Qin unified the six states in 221 BC.
Note: pre-Qin clothing does not refer to Qin clothing.
The pre-Qin period is an important historical stage in the history of China from the primitive society to the civilized society. In the history of more than 1,800 years, The ancestors of China created a brilliant historical civilization, among which the oracle bone inscriptions of the Xia and Shang dynasties and the bronze wares of the Yin and Shang dynasties are the historical symbols of human civilization.

3.The Northern and Southern Dynasties （420-589）

In the Wei and Jin dynasties, men generally wore shirts with large sleeves and dress. Until the Southern Dynasty, this kind of blouse was still favored by men of all classes and became a temporary fashion

An official garment resembling a cloak, with sleeves on either side, but of no practical use. , the Sui and Tang dynasties were still popular such attire, men and women can wear
During the Wei, Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties, the traditional Shenyi system was no longer used by men, but it was still worn by women. Compared with the Han dynasty, this kind of clothing has great differences. At the bottom of a garment, a piece of jewelry is added, usually made of silk. It is characterized by a wide triangular tip, and layer upon layer overlapping.
Since the Wei and Jin dynasties, the combination of metaphysics, Taoism and Buddhism, which was widely circulated in the society, gave rise to the wind of empty talk among scholars. They worship nothingness, despise the law, uninhibited. In terms of clothing, men in the Wei and Jin dynasties rarely wore traditional clothes. Instead, they wore loose shirts with their necks open, exposing their breasts.

 

4.Tang dynasty

On the one hand, men's wear in the Tang Dynasty took the concept of traditional Chinese rites and inherited the han style mitral clothes of the farming civilization in the Central Plains; on the other hand, it adopted the clothing characteristics of the northern nomads and accepted the influence of the Hu people in the Western regions, which created a variety of men's wear with "coziness" in the Tang generation.
The tang dynasty men's dress system, followed since the Zhou Dynasty has been shaped the form of the Shangyixiahsang“上衣下裳”.
This kind of form with the right front and big sleeves covered originally belonged to the cultural category of agricultural clothing in the central Plains, and was the dress for the ruling class to attend formal ceremonial occasions. Crossing the right front is the basic feature and obvious sign of the Han nationality costume. Its appearance for the left lapel on the right lapel pressure, so that the left and right two collar form a cross, its appearance such as Y
The Tang Dynasty followed the han dynasty costume system, and officials wore ribbons over their robes. The ribbon is a long ribbon woven with coloured silk and is tied around the waist and abdomen

 

5.Song dynasty

Clothing in the Song Dynasty generally followed the Tang system
In addition to the official clothing of men in the Song Dynasty, the daily clothing of men was also very distinctive, which was also called "private clothing". There was not much difference in the form of Yan ju“燕居”  between song officials and common people. Only in the use of color has more obvious rules and restrictions.

（1）.There are two types of robes: one with wide sleeves and a wide body, and the other with narrow sleeves and a narrow body. Those with official positions are brocade robes, while those without official positions are white cloth robes.

（2）."Ru", "Ao" for the civilian daily wear with the necessary clothes.

（3）.Duan he“短褐” is a short and coarse cloth garment worn by the poor.

（4）..........

In the future, I will make a special update on song dynasty costumes.

In addition, the Song Dynasty men's clothing, there are cloth and luo shan. The inside is called undershirt, which has cross collar and jaw collar form. The material is very elegant, the use of silk.

 

 

 

 

6.Ming Dynasty

 

Men's dress in Ming Dynasty is gentle and elegant,

Quling “曲领”inherited from the Tang Dynasty. It's official clothes.
Dao pao, from the emperor from the civil servants and ordinary people can wear, can be used as a regular clothing, the most popular in the late Ming Dynasty. The garment body is slashed on both sides, with internal pendulum, showing elegance and chic between a gallop. Cross collar, sleeve type available pipa sleeve large sleeve small sleeve wide sleeve....

 

 

Note:This article only gives a general description of some characteristics of the costumes in each dynasty. In fact, the clothes of each dynasty can be written separately.

 

Of course, you can leave a message and tell me which dynasty you are more interested in, and I will sort it out first.

The article is from HanfuClub