Dapho (답호; 褡護), also known as dapbok
or dapo,
is either a sleeveless
or short sleeved garment (
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 ...
ui, 半臂 衣),
The dapo originated 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 fift ...
and was introduced in
Korea
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...
during the late
Goryeo
Goryeo (; ) was a Korean kingdom founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korean Peninsula until 1392. Goryeo achieved what has been called a "true national unificat ...
.
With time the structure of the dapho changed in shape structure although it maintained the same name.
Some form of
dapho was introduced from China's
Ming dynasty
The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last orthodox dynasty of China ruled by the Han peo ...
during the Joseon period as bestowed clothing to the Joseon kings (e.g. under the reign of King Sejong).
History and usage
The dapho was over robes from the late Goryeo to the late
Joseon dynasty.
During this period, the dapho was worn over the
cheollik.
The dapho was also worn together with the government's official's
danryeong.
The dapho is worn first followed by the danryeong.
The short sleeved dapho disappeared from the 1630s.
In the 17th century, the sleeveless dapho was worn over the
cheollik by the Joseon kings and by civil and military officials.
It was also used as a form as of
jeonbok
The ''jeonbok'' is a type of sleeveless long vest in hanbok, traditional Korean clothing, which was worn by military personnel.
The unlined jeonbok, which was influenced by a Chinese coat, was worn as the uniform of the military personnel until ...
(戰服) since the middle of the
Joseon period.
In the 18th century, the sleevleess dapho with side gores appeared for a while.
From the latter half of the 19th century, the sleeveless dapho which looked similar to the changui (a form of royal robe) in shape began to appear.
In King Gojong era, the dapho was worn as a daily formal clothing along with the
durumagi
(), also (), (), (), is a variety of , or overcoat, in , the Korean traditional garment. It is a form of outwear which is usually worn as the topmost layer of clothing; that is it worn over (jacket) and (pants).
History
The origin of trac ...
.
Construction and design
The dapho has sewed sides and the back section of the garment is left opened below the waistline level.
See also
*
Dahu – A Chinese equivalent
*
Po – General term for Korean outerwear
*
Round collar robe
Notes
References
Korean clothing
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