Dahu () was a form of robe/jacket which originated in the

Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last ort ...

. In Ming dynasty, the dahu was either a new type of

banbi (), also known as () and sometimes referred as () or half-beizi (i.e. short-sleeved beizi) before the term beizi eventually came to refer to a long-sleeved beizi in the Song dynasty, and referred as in the Yuan dynasty, is an upper garment ite ...

() or a sleeveless jacket, whose designs was influenced by the Mongol Yuan dynasty clothing.

History

Yuan dynasty

In the

Yuan dynasty The Yuan dynasty (), officially the Great Yuan (; xng, , , literally "Great Yuan State"), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after its division. It was established by Kublai, the fifth ...

were also referred as dahu in a broad sense but could also refer to a specific type of banbi of the same name, which is a half-sleeved long

robe A robe is a loose-fitting outer garment. Unlike garments described as capes or cloaks, robes usually have sleeves. The English word ''robe'' derives from Middle English ''robe'' ("garment"), borrowed from Old French ''robe'' ("booty, spoils" ...

(changpao 长袍) with a cross-collar closing to the right (''jiaoling youren 交领右衽''). This form of dahu (y-shaped collar long robe with short sleeves) was worn by the Mongols in the Yuan dynasty over long-sleeved robes in similar fashion as it was worn prior to the founding of the Yuan dynasty.

Ming dynasty

In the

, the dahu could be worn over the tieli robe and/or could be worn under the round-collar robe. Some forms of dahu was bestowed to the Joseon Kings; for example, in 1444 under the rule of King Sejong of Joseon, the Ming dynasty bestowed him dahu, along with cheollik and gollyeongpo. In the 21st century, the dahu, along with many forms of

hanfu ''Hanfu'' () is the traditional styles of clothing worn by the Han Chinese. There are several representative styles of ''hanfu'', such as the (an upper-body garment with a long outer skirt), the (an upper-body garment with a long underskirt ...

, was revived following the Hanfu movement.

Construction and design

The dahu combined the features of the

Tang Tang or TANG most often refers to: * Tang dynasty * Tang (drink mix) Tang or TANG may also refer to: Chinese states and dynasties * Jin (Chinese state) (11th century – 376 BC), a state during the Spring and Autumn period, called Tang (唐) b ...

and Song dynasties

and the

Mongol The Mongols ( mn, Монголчууд, , , ; ; russian: Монголы) are an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia, Inner Mongolia in China and the Buryatia Republic of the Russian Federation. The Mongols are the principal member of ...

clothing. The dahu was a cross-collar jacket which wrapped on the right side; it could be either short-sleeves or no-sleeves.

Gallery

File:Portrait of a man and his servant.jpg, Portrait of a man wearing dahu and his servant, 17th century. File:徽州容像1.jpg, A man wearing a green ''dahu'', a Ming dynasty painting. File:穿搭護男子像軸.jpg, Man wearing dahu, Ming dynasty.

Similar-looking garments

Dapho Dapho (답호; 褡護), also known as dapbok or dapo, is either a sleeveless or short sleeved garment (banbi ui, 半臂衣), The dapo originated in the Yuan dynasty and was introduced in Korea during the late Goryeo. With time the structure of t ...

– a Korean short sleeved overcoat. *

Banbi (), also known as () and sometimes referred as () or half-beizi (i.e. short-sleeved beizi) before the term beizi eventually came to refer to a long-sleeved beizi in the Song dynasty, and referred as in the Yuan dynasty, is an upper garment ite ...

Notes

References

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