Zhiduo (clothing)
Zhiduo (直裰; alternative Chinese names: 直掇, 直綴 and 直敠) refers to two traditional Chinese man's robes: casual zhiduo and priests’ zhiduo, in the broad sense.[1] Particularly the former in the narrow sense.[2]
Casual zhiduo
The casual zhiduo was popular among Yuan and Ming dynasties, it could be worn by both scholar-official and the common people, and has several features[1]:
- The bottom of robe reaches below the knee
- With overlapping collar
- A through center back seam runs down the robe
- With lateral slit on each lower side
- Without hem or lan (襴; a decorative narrow panel encircling the of robe, usually held in position below the knee)
Gallery for casual zhiduo
- Su Shi in zhiduo
- A Ming dynasty portrait illustrating a man wearing zhiduo, woman wearing banbi.
- Ming dynasty portrait of men wearing zhiduo
- Ming dynasty portrait of men wearing zhiduo
- Matteo Ricci in zhiduo
Priests’ zhiduo
The priests’ zhiduo was generally worn by a Mahāyāna or Taoist priest, it had been popular since the Song dynasty, and has another several features[1]:
- With loose cuffs
- With black borders around the edges of robe
- With a lan on the waistline of robe
It is also known as jikitotsu (直綴; じきとつ) in Japan.[3]
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