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Han Dynasty Dancer: 汉女舞家


Model: 尔七七七七
Stylist: 仰望的花鼻子
Photographer: Realyn
Hanfu Provider: 山涧服饰 ​​​
Above: a modern recreation of the type of Qū jū 曲裾 dress. Qū jū 曲裾 largely wrapped around the woman's body while being secured by the tight belt around her waist. 

Music: 神人畅 Enchanter's Song.

A Han dynasty lady dancer. She wears a long vermillion Quju skirt-robe. This type of clothing were popular from the Warring States period and continued throughout the Han dynasty. The silk dress of the lady is based on the robes recovered from Mawangdui Tomb Complex dated to Eastern Han. During this era, high ladies often wore translucent robes over their Quju robes.





The 曲裾袍 Qū jū dress robe, páo means "Robe" and "Quju" means "Curved Robe" or "Curved Gown" Quju are like narrow wide- sleeved robes with one side of the robed lapel extended far enough to form a triagonal flap that wraps around the wearer's back. There are no clasps on the robe itself to fasten it in place so the robe is often paired with a belt to secure it in place. The morning glory- like coil of the robe's triangular fold usually marks the wearer as someone of means because Qujus often take up a good deal of more materials (than the standard straight collared robes) to make.


UNISEX VERSIONS

Zhí jū 直裾, "Straight Uniform" worn by both sexes and was seen as a very informal and ubiquitous attire. The robe wrapped around the man's body while being secured by the tight belt. If the nobleman carries a sword, the scabbard's belt clip could be fastened on the belt.







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Der said…
This fashion was contemporary with ancient Rome. It really shows the climatic differences between the Mediterranean and North China regions of the Earth. The Romans wore basically one garment because it was so hot in Italy while the Chinese wore many layers covered in head to toe. Chinese art never had a tradition of nude sculpture or any realistic human body portrayal as a result I think.
October 5, 2023 at 9:19 AM
Dragon's Armory said…
There are other attached elements, The heroic nude was a very Greek tradition that might have even older traditions beyond it. Nudity~ at least idealized nudity has a strong religious dimension for the Greeks- and then the Romans. And this goes back as far as the Myceneans with their boar/ lion hunting scenes with fierce warriors in the nude. And the Greek gods themselves also take pride in their physicality (Apollo/ Dionysian traditions both believe in theater and music) and Aphrodite's beauty likely had Mid Eastern fertility traditions- nevermind that Mid East Anatolia is where some of the oldest fertility nude statues were found in the world and that Aphrodite might have had a warrior/ fertility aspect similar to Inanna/ Ishtar.

So simply put, China simply don't have this frame of reference nor associated ancient tradition to stem this from. Remember that even the Hindu tradition of some of the earliest depiction of guardians flanking the Buddha are inspired by the Indo- Greek migrant's tradition of placing the nude Heraceles beside the Buddha. In a sense some of China's first semi- nude figures- the grimacing Buddhist heavenly guardians and Apsaras had their distance influences in Greeks.
October 6, 2023 at 6:56 PM
iamahib said…
Did the Empress's and women from aristocracy's clothing look similar to this?
December 18, 2023 at 8:28 AM
iamahib said…
Did the Empress's and aristocrat women's clothing look similar to this? Could you kindly make a post regarding Han attire of different rank, status, gender, style etc? A low-ranking official wouldn't have the same clothes on as the Emperor, right?
December 18, 2023 at 8:30 AM
Dragon's Armory said…
Try this one out:
https://dragonsarmory.blogspot.com/2020/03/a-han-dynasty-poem-about-enduring-love.html

Also these ones:
https://dragonsarmory.blogspot.com/2019/10/western-han-dynasty-ladys-fashion.html

https://dragonsarmory.blogspot.com/2019/10/eastern-han-dynasty-lady.html
December 18, 2023 at 10:25 AM
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