Clothing in ancient Shurefers toclothingworn in theAncient Kingdom of Shu(1046 BC? –c. 316 BC,modern-dayChengdu Plain,Sichuan). Archaeological finds inSan xing duiandJinshasites have provided the best source of information on ancient Shu costume. Shu clothing'sright over left lapel closing(zuoren) was considered "very strange" byYang Xiong,a 1st-century BC author fromPi County,Chengdu,as in contrast tocontemporary Chinese Western Han clothing's left over right lapel closing (youren).[2]
Overview
editThe large bronze figure uncovered at San xing dui wears a crown-like headdress and three layers ofrobesof fancy design,[3]which are referred to as the "royal dress" of ancient Shu by Chinese archaeologists. The outer garment with short sleeves is covered with intricately designed patterns of birds and mythical creatures.[2]The middle garment is mostly hidden for being the shortest of the three, with its V-shaped neckline visible. The longest inner garment with tight long sleeves is partially visible from the back,[4]which has a swallow-tailed hem.[2]
The most common clothing worn by those bronze figures comprises a tightjacket,or a close-fitting, usually knee lengthtunicwith a belt, and a pair of tightpants.The jackets are mostly plain and simple without decoration, while the tunics have linear geometric patterns, albeit much less intricate compared to the "royal dress".[3]One exception is the jacket worn by a bronze figure with an animal-form headdress, decorated with motifs, according to Li Laiyu, resembling cloud and lightning.[5]
Gallery
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Large bronze figure fromSan xing dui -
Bronze figurine fromJinsha -
Bronze altar with male figures wearing belted tunics, San xing dui -
Female figures carved on jade blade, San xing dui -
Bronze figurines wearing plain jackets and tight pants, San xing dui -
Bronze figurines wearing belted tunics, San xing dui
See also
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edit- ^Te Winkle, Kimberley S. (2005)."A Sacred Trinity: God, Mountain and Bird. Cultic Practices of the Bronze Age Chengdu Plain"(PDF).Sino-Platonic Papers(149): 13.ISSN2157-9679.RetrievedApril 23,2023.
- ^abcdXiaoye (2021)."3000 nhiều năm trước tam tinh đôi người xuyên cái gì?"[What did San xing dui people wear three thousand years ago?].Thiên phủ quảng nhớ [Extensive Records of the Land of Abundance](in Simplified Chinese). No. 3. Chengdu: Chengdu Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.RetrievedApril 23,2023.
- ^abWu, Weixi (July 19, 2021)."Phục sức"[Clothing].Trở lại phủ đầy bụi cổ Thục quốc: Tam tinh đôi giải mật[Back to Ancient Kingdom of Shu: Unlocking San xing dui] (in Traditional Chinese). Taipei: Sonbook Publishing.ISBN9789865168025.
- ^Xu, Jay (lecturer) (September 11, 2021).Saturday University: San xing dui, A Lost Civilization(Lecture video). Seattle: Gardner Center for Asian Art and Ideas. Event occurs at 28:20.
- ^Li, Laiyu (July 21, 2015)."Tam tinh đôi di chỉ trung cổ đại người Thục phục sức"[Costumes of the Ancient Shu people from San xing dui].kaogu.cn(in Simplified Chinese).RetrievedApril 25,2023.