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Showing posts with label Qu Ju 曲裾, Shen Yi深衣. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Qu Ju 曲裾, Shen Yi深衣. Show all posts

Saturday, October 15, 2011

How to wear a Qu Ju (曲裾)?


A few days ago, I introduced Qu Ju (曲裾). So today I want to introduce how to wear a Qu Ju.

Step 1:  Wear Zhong Yi (中衣)
 
 
Step 2: Wear Zhong Qun (中裙)


Step 3: Wear Qu Ju (曲裾)

Step 4: To lace the belt (系带)

The following images show us that the lady finished to wear this Qu Ju. It' a formal wear for femail who ranks high on the social scale. And lady's maid is making up for her.

Sunday, October 9, 2011

What is Qu Ju (曲裾)?


 Qu Ju (曲裾) is a kind of Shen Yi (深衣). Qu Ju, one-piece fasion, wear around the body one or several cicles, to make special style. It was costomized as to townwear during Warring  States Period, and as full dress in Han Dynasty, not handed down to posterity. As laps of some kinds were rather narrow, they were ofteb nustajeb as kinmono.



  The following video is dancer wear Qu Ju and performance "Pan Gu Wu"(盘鼓舞, Dance on Tray and Drum, a kind of tranditional Chinese dance).


 

But how to wear a Qu Ju? Let me show you next time !