There are pockets sewn on the sleeves.
The ancients had pockets on their sleeves, but the sewing of this pocket was a little delicate. The upper part of the bag is fixed in the sleeve near the mouth of the bag with needle and thread, and the lower part is not fixed, so that when the bag is filled with things, it will sag, and the bag is closed, so that things are not easy to fall off. The position of the pocket is also very particular, usually sewn behind the elbow. If the pocket is at the cuff, the pocket inside will be exposed when the arm is raised, which is unsightly. The ancients thought it was impolite.
Ancient people had no pockets outside their clothes. When they go out, they will put some small things in their sleeve pockets, such as money and letters. When they meet people, sometimes it is inevitable that they will bow with their hands and say hello to each other, and the contents will not fall out. And because the pockets in the sleeves are often filled with money, they are often used? Keep my hands clean? Metaphor ancient officials are incorruptible and not greedy for money.
In ancient times? What big sleeves are there in the city, and silks are everywhere? It means that basically only ancient literati and nobles would wear this kind of clothes with big sleeves.
In ancient times, clothes with wide cuffs were not affordable for everyone, most of them were affordable for some dignitaries, and few were worn by poor families. In addition, because the wide robe sleeve symbolizes etiquette and solemnity, it appears in some specific occasions, such as pilgrimage, wedding, birthday celebration and so on.
In some ancient court dramas, except for military officers, many civil servants went to the early court in official uniforms with wide sleeves. We often see that sometimes officials take out the memorial from their sleeves to play, and even important things like the memorial can be put in their sleeves. It can be seen that the pocket sewing technology of ancient sleeves is very mature, so there is no need to worry about things falling off.
The sleeves of the ancients had many uses besides holding things.
Sleeves can wipe sweat, face, tears and shade.
Are there any poems written by Qu Yuan in Li Sao? Take a deep breath to hide your tears? Bai Juyi wrote a poem in Pipa Xing? Everyone at the party, listen, burying their faces? It can be seen that the sleeves of the ancients can not only hold things, but also wipe things.
The ancients generally used sleeves as towels and handkerchiefs to wipe tears, sweat, face and sun protection. From the perspective of modern people, did these ancients not pay attention to hygiene? Actually, it's not. It's just a habit formed in ancient people's life. This is a custom passed down from history, not unsanitary.
Historical records? In Huo Zhi's biography? Guan Qi wears clothes and shoes all over the world. What are you going to do? Account.
Convergence? Is it common for ancient people to bend their legs a little and salute their sleeves a little shorter? Talent? Beauty? When we meet, generally speaking, the scene is like this: beauty? A whole sleeve, do you want it? Talent? Stone? Convergence? A gift? Talent? And a whole sleeve back? Bow? Gift, a photo of our first meeting, polite.
Of course, after the meeting ceremony, we will have a talk. With the deepening of the dialogue, talent? With what? Beauty? It is possible to chat after a brief encounter. It is also possible that lovers have talked for more than half a sentence. Who often goes first at this time? Talent? I saw this? Talent? He left in a hurry with a scowl on his face. Which one is he from the side and back? Handsome? .
Conclusion: The sleeves of ancient people can hold things, but most of them are limited to personal small things. If they are heavy or big things, there will be special bags to carry them. Sleeves have many other uses besides holding things, which is also the crystallization of ancient wisdom.