Concept Art from "Longest Day in Chang An" 长安十二时辰造型
Tang dynasty fashion: concept artworks from the hit series "Longest Day in Chang An" 长安十二时辰. The show is based on the acclaimed TV series "24," but it's set in 8th century Tang dynasty China. Over the span of 24 hours, each roughly corresponding to one episode set in the great city~ a group of city guards and constables must thwart the plans of a group of assassins in a cat and mouse chase that span the entire metropolis.
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Am I imagining things??
Women's fashion:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qixiong_ruqun
Men's Fashion:
Men's special clothing during this period were called round collar robes or Yuanlingpao, a round-collar robe. They have a very formal rounded collar and was used for ceremonial occasions such as attendance at court. But the top collar is double layered- with the outer layer consisting of a lapel so in informal occasions the wearer could unbutton it and let the lapel loose and relax.
Evolution of the Yuanlingpao from Tang to 5D 10K
https://koikishu.tumblr.com/image/163416837572
Nara noble's fashion:
https://pinimg.icu/wall/0x0/nara-period-hanfu-cheongsam-traditional-chinese-traditional-outfits-chinese-Ea168f6d01a0f399d680b45601d391500.jpg?t=5cb63921a8384
https://historum.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.auctions.glasstrio.com%2Fstuff%2Fe%2Fe_japan_silk_41119.jpg&hash=26d9046399b5922cafdb6d6ca5324cd2
https://blog.goo.ne.jp/nietaazuki/e/21ecb125606b4dea540f5766d75bac3d
https://www.galangpratama.com/
https://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/a02221370209/65058560.html
http://blogs.c.yimg.jp/res/blog-fc-78/ppk7857/folder/54200/42/36920042/img_9?1363402996
https://blog-001.west.edge.storage-yahoo.jp/res/blog-67-07/a02221370209/folder/1841793/15/67318915/img_3?1399543042
Even though none of the Japanese of the period probably visited Central Asia
Their silk still had imported patterns from Persia and Central Asia
https://www.fashion-kyoto.or.jp/orikyo/maturi/subwin/nara01.html
Nara Japanese monks were very much influenced by Tang aethetics.
The Tang dynasty helmets practically looked identical to the early Japanese samurai helmets during the Heian/ Gempei War period minus the V shaped crests.
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-41jczRQFbjk/WbaiUzT06QI/AAAAAAAAN-E/XKwJgDc6yfQv-e16IeC2IUnuxw3f94ngQCLcBGAs/s1600/1-1503141P103241%2B%25281%2529.png
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YcCbiiEImDU/Wbajs0ipmnI/AAAAAAAAN-c/O9X6KnJew64pgTi8TMZEHsmfuuzBfuO0gCLcBGAs/s1600/Yulin_Cave_25_n_wall_Maitreya_Sutra_3_%2528Tang%2529%2B-%2BCU.jpg
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R7JUWuBT-PQ/XT9NqzNq6FI/AAAAAAAAeK4/weYDxxpKQf4qUp4F383qKXnLHQwhtuztgCLcBGAs/s1600/3c4df9ab189ea319336c578b4e5dc95fe6d1b52cbdc10-BkYuj4.jpg
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z9pgPicoWEo/XT9NwpOk9II/AAAAAAAAeLU/mlg-FIU2n-UD4oNEvJ544yAYuif9j_kbwCLcBGAs/s1600/8567a85708d7a46473848513876d1b102425d61a1a5ca-sk4CRu.jpg
I guess many people, Chinese people especially, think that Japan just copied wholesale Tang dynasty fashion and titles and culture and then just froze in time and never changed. It makes people think Japanese fashions and architecture is 'more Chinese' than the Chinese, especially after the Manchu Qing period.
Instead what happens is all over the world people borrow and copy from each other and change that over time to suit their needs, just like Tang fashions emulated Steppe traditions, and Sogdian fashions, and Buddhist style, etc, etc, ... the Japanese did the same and then adapted and changed it over time.
Early and early feudal Japanese architecture still has strong Tang roots though. The Tang architecture feature prominent white plastered walls and black/ red frames
https://www.quora.com/How-much-was-Japan-influenced-by-the-Tang-dynasty
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinshin_War
The tang were clearly conquerors of northeast Asia in the 7th century. Goguryeo-tang war, Silla-tang war, Baekje–Tang War (Battle of Baekgang). Emperor Tenji utilized skilled peninsular refugees to construct at least seven fortresses to protect Japan's coastline from invasion
Goguryeo had long being a thorn to Tang ambitions (with Taizong himself failing to invade from the north) so the Tang bypassed Goguryeo completely by using a naval invasion of Baekje from the sea. Baekje was overwhelmed and was annexed by the Tang- Silla forces. The Baekje court appealed to the Japanese and in order to preserve their old alliance with Baekje, Japan intervened on behalf of Baekje with a fleet. Near the mouth of a river the Tang- Silla forces and Baekje- Japanese clashed and the Tang decimated the Japanese. After this Japan decided to study the Tang much more closely. The Baekje nobles eventually married into the Japanese nobility.
So when are you doing a series on the Baekje War ??
As for the Mongol Invasion, yes they did, the Hojo Regents got spooked and built a series of forts and sea walls all along the SW bays where they expected the Mongols to land. And for the most part they did play a role in inflicting damages to Mongol invaders.
As for doing a series on the Baekje War...Hmmm, trying to present it has a set of problems. Although I could probably get a composite of the event from the 3 country's sources what bothers me is the extreme lack of images available to convey this battle. I'm very picky with image selection and as of now there's just very little images for~ say: typical Baejke soldiers and army (there are a lot for Goguryeo but not Baekje) Japanese ship during this period. Tang naval vessels, etc. Frankly there's just very little images for south Korean kingdom soldiers during this period. Most are either poorly lit museum photographs, anime fan art, furry art, or...well, my own art for the Goguryeo cataphract. Idk, this battle is interesting in hindsight, for all involved (except Baekje maybe) it was just a foot note. Silla eventually unified Korea and have other things to tend to, Japan was more interested in adopting Tang customs, and the Tang just thought the ordeal was a foot note. I will cover it one day, but right now I am waiting for more images for the south Korean kingdoms.
Say China is big...how big? Say China has a numerous army...well are they like warriors, but only more of them? Say China is advanced...what does that exactly mean bc when there is sufficient enough of a gap then it might as well be magic. After these wars- one of the reasons Japan swiftly adopted many Tang styled system was because they realized there is a huge technological gap. If anything, Japan's rapid attempt to imitate Tang culture kind of foreshadows their later ability to quickly consume Western techs and customs and adopt in their own ways.
The same logic also extends to Korea and Taiwan's preservation of the Neo-Confucian traditions.But in the messy world of today's politics and consumerist 24 hour mainstream news cycle culture that is being eroded as well.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/T%27ang_Architecture_in_the_Mo-kao_Fresco_1.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/T%27ang_Architecture_in_the_Mo-kao_Fresco_2.jpg
Now as to whether those paintings influenced with the accuracy of the reconstruction of Japanese architecture of that period and Chang'an I cannot speculate with accuracy.
That could result in putting the cart before the horse.
The civilian Wufu gradually evolved into the common kimono style now.
Wu clothing is a popular clothing in the Soochow area during the Three Kingdoms period of China.
Tang clothing is actually not the characteristic clothing of the Tang Dynasty in China. Only the ordinary fashions of the Nara period and the Tang Dynasty of China are similar. Because of this era, the Tang Dynasty was the most brilliant and the exchanges between Japan and China were the most frequent. After this period, the Japanese imperial family and nobility restored their earlier clothing characteristics (Chinese Han Dynasty). The dress style of the Japanese imperial family now. Although it is called Tangfu, only the Nara period is more consistent with Tangfu. But it is the style of Chinese Han Dynasty clothing.
Japanese Tang clothes are actually Han Dynasty clothes, while Chinese Tang Dynasty clothes also use Han Dynasty clothes in the grand ceremony. So the two are similar, but the more similar is the same source-Chinese Han Dynasty clothes.
In the early Ming Dynasty of China, the Japanese envoy once said in response to the inquiry of the Chinese Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang: Japan is the Chinese Han Dynasty costume, and the Tang Dynasty etiquette.
Their preservation of the original form is tied with the origin of their legitimacy of power.
It was during the Wei and later empires that the Chinese conferred local Japanese chiefs with recognitions of power, in material goods like silk bolts and bronze ware so that's why the preservation of this conference of power and supremacy (of the imperial line among other chieftans) is so important.
Kimono is like han dynasty's dress called shenyi a single piece of clothing piece instead of 2: upper garment and skirt, on the other hand hanbok derived from Ruqun . The shenyi remained the dominant form of Chinese dress worn from the Zhou dynasty to the Han dynasty, which includes the Qin dynasty, like this:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wall-Painting_from_a_Han_dynasty_Tomb_in_Tung-p%27ing_County.jpg#mw-jump-to-license
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Detail_of_the_Painting_on_a_Lacquerware_from_State_of_Ch%27u.jpg#mw-jump-to-license
http://imgur.com/gallery/Z9U7L0h
Notice the "obi"
In its early days, the obi was a cord or ribbon-like sash, approximately 8 centimetres (3.1 in) in width. Men's and women's obi were similar. At the beginning of the 17th century, both women and men wore a thin, ribbon-like obi
Yeah tang dynasty customs were discontinued by japanse court and fashion restored (or at least they tried to, I am looking at Ming dynasty's tang revival) to the period 2-3 centuries earlier such teeth blackening, It died out almost entirely in the Nara Period in the eighth century , but the custom of blackening teeth was soon revived
Heian upperclasswomen's closest relative in History is wuyue culture's clothing in the 4-5th century CE.
https://www.ikedashi-kanko.jp/en/spot/recommend-spot16.html
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%91%89%E6%9C%8D%E7%A5%9E%E7%A4%BE
Heian period 袿/uchiki evolved from 袿衣 :
https://zh.m.wikipedia.org/zh-hans/%E9%AD%8F%E6%99%89%E5%8D%97%E5%8C%97%E6%9C%9D%E6%9C%8D%E9%A3%BE#%E8%A2%BF%E8%A1%A3
Gofuku (呉服) is the term used to indicate silk kimono fabrics, composed of the characters go (呉) (meaning "Wu" - a region in ancient China where technology of weaving silk greatly developed) and fuku (服) (meaning "clothing").
The term 'gofuku' is also used to refer to kimono in general within Japan, particularly within the context of the kimono industry, as traditional kimono shops are referred to as either gofukuten (呉服店) or gofukuya (呉服屋) - with the additional character of "ya" (屋) meaning 'shop'. .
In the Jin dynasty, 袿衣 became popular as women's clothing, notice the long skirt shares in common with 袿/uchiki
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mujeres_Sabias_y_Benevolentes_(detalle_I)_por_Ku_K%27ai-chih.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/Mujeres_Sabias_y_Benevolentes_%28detalle_II%29_por_Ku_K%27ai-chih.jpg