Embroidered single clothes and embroidery patterns of Chu ladies (unearthed from Chu Tomb No.1 Mazhuan, Jiangling, Hubei Province). There are more than ten pieces of costumes unearthed from Chu tombs in the middle of the Warring States period, including silks, silks, brocade, yarn, brocade, etc., which are the earliest physical objects seen at present. From the physical point of view, the styles of brocade robe and Zen garment are basically the same, that is, the front, back and two sleeves are one each, and the width of each piece is roughly equal to the width of the fabric itself. Right-handed, cross straight. The body, sleeves and hem are straight. The collar, sleeves, lapels and ruffles all have an edge, and the edge at the end of the sleeve is strange, usually inlaid with two colors of striped brocade. A kind of clothing for men in Chu State.
Dramatic deep clothes of Chu men, aristocratic men with high crowns and robes (silk paintings unearthed from Chu tombs in Changsha, Hunan). The picture shows a bearded man standing sideways, holding the reins in his hand and making the shape of a dragon. The dragon pattern is painted in the shape of a boat, with a cover on the top and a swimming fish on the bottom, indicating that the dragon is racing in the water. Dragon people in the middle, poised, majestic, like a tomb owner. Although the content of the picture is mythical, the treatment of the characters' costumes is still close to reality: wearing a crown, the crown belt is tied under the chin, wearing a big sleeve robe, and the skirt is twisted downwards, which is a typical deep-clothing style. In the wooden figurines and bronze statues of the same period, you can also see the same costumes. It can be seen that it has become a common phenomenon for men to wear deep clothes during this period. Part II Men's Wear of Chu State
On the left 1 and 2, men in the state of Chu wear colorful clothes (painted wooden figurines, handed down from generation to generation, the original is now in the Leiden Museum in the Netherlands and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the United States). Figures 3, 4, 5 and 6 on the left show men of the Warring States (Wenmu figurines unearthed in Changsha, Hunan), dressed in colorful clothes and deep clothes. On the right is a servant with big sleeves and a thick coat (a bronze maid unearthed in Shan Zhi, Pingshan, Hebei). There is an obvious difference between clothes with deep curves and other clothes, except that the lower part and the upper part of the coat are connected together, which is called "continuous hem" Pants are skirts. "Continuation" means extending the skirt. "Crochet" describes the style of skirt. Changed the previous cutting method that clothes were mostly spread at the bottom. The front and rear pieces of the left skirt are stitched, and the rear skirt is lengthened. The lengthened skirt forms a triangle, which is worn around the back and then tied with a belt.
One of Chu women's costumes
Women in Chu wear heavy clothes, robes and ornaments. The sleeves of robes have drooping beards, which are also commonly used later, mainly to facilitate the activities of elbows and wrists. Clothing is a top-down skirt, the skirt overlaps at the back, and the waist is tied with Yu Pei at the front. This wooden figurine is a group of figurines unearthed from Chu tombs during the Warring States Period. At that time, the gowns and gowns worn by governors were all wearing jade. The so-called gentleman did not wear jade for no reason. Painted wooden figurines unearthed from the No.1 tomb of Changtaiguan in Xinyang, Henan Province. Women's Clothing in Chu State (Part Two)
Chu women wearing colorful deep clothes (according to painted wooden figurines unearthed from Chu tomb in Changsha, Hunan Province). Most of the pottery figurines unearthed from Chu tombs are dressed in straight robes, and only the pottery figurines in this picture are dressed in curved robes. Robe-style elders mop the floor, short to the ankle, and the robe is inlaid with brocade. The robe body is decorated with thunder pattern and heavy diamond pattern, which is also called "cup pattern" or "long life pattern" because it looks like a painted cup with two ears, meaning longevity and good luck.
Chu women's dress (3)
Women in Chu State (silk paintings unearthed from Chu Tomb in Chenjiadashan, Changsha, Hunan). This silk painting is the earliest existing silk painting in China and occupies an important position in the art history of China. In the painting, a woman embroidered with silk clasps her hands in prayer, which seems to be the image of the owner in the tomb. In the picture, a woman mops the floor with a bun on the back of her head and a tight robe with wide sleeves and curly patterns painted on it. This kind of clothing is generally made of light and soft materials, and thick brocade edges are attached to the main parts such as collars and sleeves to line the skeleton of the clothing. The lace at the sleeve end is distinctive, mostly striped brocade with alternating shades, which has a strong decorative effect.
Women's Clothing in the Warring States Period (4)
Exhibition of women's colorful robes in the Warring States period (refer to the restoration of unearthed silk paintings). There is an obvious difference between clothes with deep curves and other clothes, except that the lower part and the upper part of the coat are connected together, which is called "continuous hem" Pants are skirts. "Continuation" means extending the skirt. "Crochet" describes the style of skirt. Changed the previous cutting method that clothes were mostly spread at the bottom. The front and rear pieces of the left skirt are stitched, and the rear skirt is lengthened. The lengthened skirt forms a triangle, which is worn around the back and then tied with a belt.
Women's Wear in the Warring States Period (5)
During the Warring States Period, women in Zhongshan State wore costumes, including women wearing short dresses and long skirts (Jade Man of Zhongshan State unearthed in Shan Zhi, Pingshan, Hebei Province) and women wearing short dresses with narrow sleeves and long plaid dresses (recovered from the unearthed jade man costumes). Sun Yat-sen is a vassal state of ethnic minorities in the Central Plains, which was established by the Bai Di people in the mid-Warring States period. The jade dress shown in the picture was very representative at that time, wearing tight sleeves and a checkered skirt. The curly hair ornaments on the characters' heads look like horns, which may be popular in the Central Plains.