Emperor Shenzong of Song wearing Song official headwear
Zhanjiao Futou (展角幞頭), lit. "spread-horn head cover", was the headwear of Song dynasty officials. It consisted of a black hat with two wing-like flaps. The thin flaps were stiff and straight, and could extend up to almost a meter each.
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Song dynasty
The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...
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Emperor Taizu of Song, designed this hat so that during assemblies his officials would be kept apart by the flaps and would not whisper to each other.
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It was also later adapted by the Ming dynasty, authorized for court wear.
See also
*Qing official headwear
(), also referred as the Official hats of the Qing dynasty, Qing official headwear, and Mandarin hat in English, is a generic term which refers to the types of (), a headgear, worn by the officials of the Qing dynasty in China. The typically ...
*Futou
Futou (; also pronounced and written as ), also known as () and (), was one of the most important form of Chinese headwear in ancient China with a history of more than one-thousand years. The first appeared in Northern Zhou under the reign of ...
*Chuijiao Putou
Tang Emperor Xuanzong wearing Tang style headwear
Chuijiao Putou (垂腳襆頭), lit. "head cover" or "head wrap" , was the headwear of Tang dynasty officials. It consisted of a black hat with two wing-like flaps. However, contrary to the similar ...
* List of hats and headgear
* Hanfu
References
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