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Han Gentleman 汉君子


Costume Made by: 装束复原

A Western Han dynasty gentleman in Shenyi 深衣: which were informal robes Chinese men wore in antiquity. This form is known as the zhiju 直裾 and had the robe largely wrapped around the man's body while being secured by the tight belt- from which his long sword is fastened to. 




During the Han dynasty the styles of the sword changed according to the adaptation of steel forged weapons. In contrast to the pointed, triangular bronze forged swords of the preceding centuries, the iron and steel swords of the Han were longer, narrower, and predominantly made for slashing. Despite this, many blades still retained double edges for stabbing as well as cutting.

Unearthed pottery figurines from Han Chu Wang Tomb in Beidong, Xuzhou








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Han Tomb Relief Brick depicting a gentleman, Henan 
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Der said…
It's fortunate that China has this class of 'gentleman' to embody its culture, etiquette and ritual. They may have been an elite, but they weren't necessarily hereditary as Confucius envisioned, instead of a rigid aristocracy based on blood and a caste of warriors like other civilizations had, practicing the Cultural as well as the Martial. They were a secular priesthood serving the State and dynasty, performing rituals of the State instead of mystical priesthood serving some invisible God or an Order of Monks hiding away in a monastery or hereditary Brahmins using religion to guard their privileges.
June 21, 2019 at 12:22 AM
Dragon's Armory said…
Early Han still had a large degree of hereditary nobles, bc the Liu were still intending on maintaining the appearance that they were not Qin. However by the mid to later dynasty they had successfully consolidated the power into the imperial bureaucracy and formed a centralized state.

I would say the empowerment of a merit based staff for the state's bureaucracy- one this is not tied to hereditary land holding was one of the things the ancient Chinese got right.
June 21, 2019 at 12:27 AM
Muramasa said…
There’s a new series called Longest day in Chang’An and they really went above and beyond to make an authentic Tang era Chang’An with the right costumes, etiquette and buildings too. Check it out Dragons Armory 👍🏽
July 4, 2019 at 1:10 PM
Dragon's Armory said…
THANKS MATE!
I've been closely following it for a while and it's really great!

I am actually, you can also watch them free on Facebook, just search it, or search it with its Chinese title and you'll find it.
July 4, 2019 at 8:36 PM
流云飞袖 said…
《长安十二时辰》这部剧里面有一些关于服饰、道具的小错误，微博上的一些博主指出过。
我现在正在看第一集，你有在看吗? Dragon's Armory
July 5, 2019 at 3:46 AM
Dragon's Armory said…
I have just seen the 1st episode, it's extremely well shot. The opening shot is very immersive and the warehouse fight scene is really amazing and I am sure if ported to the west will garner a lot of appreciative Ohhhs.

I've heard the 1st 5 episodes are very exposition heavy but so far what I have seen is very intriguing.
July 7, 2019 at 10:37 AM
iamahib said…
Greetings, could you kindly make another post related to Han dynasty clothing exclusive to the Imperial family only? Oh, and peasants too.
December 17, 2023 at 9:15 PM
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