Shenyi
Shenyi (Chinese: 深衣; Wade–Giles: Shên-i) is the historical Chinese attire for men which is recorded in Book of Rites and advocated in Zhu Xi's Common Rites.[1] It has been the informal dress since Shang Dynasty. It was a form of informal wear for the scholar-official in Song Dynasty and Ming Dynasty. It was also introduced to Korea and Japan and exerted influences on Confucian clothing of Korea and Japan. Shenyi was introduced to Korea during Goryeo dynasty, and it was worn by followers of Confucianism.[2] The Shenyi Center of Chinese Medicine is named after it.
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Design
Shenyi in later dynasties directly descended from the shenyi worn in earlier dynasties, like Han Dynasty. Shenyi originally is made of ramie cultivated in China. Ramie fabric needs to be bleached and produced 45 to 60 centimeters wide textile. The yi (衣, blouse) and chang (裳, skirt) of the shenyi is sewn together. The upper part is made up of 4 panels of ramie fabric, representing four seasons of a year. 2 panels are fold and sewn to cover the upper body. Another 2 panels of ramie fabric are sewn onto each side of the yi as two sleeves. The lower part is made up of 12 panels of fabric sewn together (十二片縫合), representing 12 months a year. Its sleeves are wide with black cuff. A wide sash (大帶) is tied in the front.
- Structure of shenyi
Drawings
- Confucian scholar Su Shi
- Portrait of man wearing shenyi
- Korean Confucian scholar Seo Jik-su
- Korean Confucian scholar Yun Jeung
- Korean Confucian scholar Yi Je-hyun
- Korean Confucian scholar Song Siyeol
- Korean Confucian scholar Park Ji-won
- Korean Confucian scholar Kwon Sang-ha
- Korean Confucian scholar Heo Mok
- Korean Confucian scholar Kim Jong-jik
- Korean Confucian scholar Han Seok-bong
- Japanese Confucian scholar Fujiwara Seika
- Edo Confucian scholar Hayashi Razan
See also
References
- 《朱子家禮》
- http://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/SearchNavi?keyword=%EC%8B%AC%EC%9D%98&ridx=1&tot=106. Missing or empty
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