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A pictoral representation dated to 357 shows us a fully armored warrior: “The body of the rider is almost completely covered by armor. He wears a plumed helmet that protects the sides and back of the head, a habergeon with high neck and shoulder guards, and chaps.
In Traditional Chinese medicine, it is viewed as excessive heat moving upwards to the head, causing excessive emotion and thinking. The term is a compound of the words zouhuo ( Chinese : 走火 ; pinyin : zǒuhuǒ , meaning a spark, to have a short circuit, overstate, overconsume, catch fire; to be on fire") and rumo ( Chinese : 入魔 ; pinyin ...
Chi You. Legendary weapons, arms, and armor are important motifs in Chinese mythology as well as Chinese legend, cultural symbology, and fiction. Weapons featured in Chinese mythology, legend, cultural symbology, and fiction include Guanyu's pole weapon (featured in the 14th century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms).
Dou Wan's body was encased in a jade burial suit constructed from 2,160 pieces of jade stitched together with gold thread. The suit was intricately constructed to fit her body, and the head part is shaped to represent eyes, ears, a nose, and a mouth. [8] Hers and her husband's were the first jade burial suits to be discovered by archaeologists.
Early Japanese lamellar armour, called keiko, took the form of a sleeveless jacket and a helmet. [9] The middle of the Heian period was when lamellar armour started to take the shape that would be associated with samurai armour. By the late Heian period Japanese lamellar armour developed into full-fledged samurai armour called Ō-yoroi. [10]
The term futou (or putou) (simplified Chinese: 幞头; traditional Chinese: 襆頭 or 幞頭) means "head scarf" or "head-cloth". [3]: 319 According to the Mufuyanxianlu by Bi Zhongxun, the original meaning of futou was to "cover one's head with a black cloth" before the Sui dynasty.
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The number of jieba scars that a monk will receive ranges from three to twelve, [5] [8] though historically as many as eighteen have been used. [7] The meaning of the jieba varies, with some definitions being refuge in the three jewels, or alternatively symbolizing the three Buddhist characteristics of discipline, concentration, and wisdom, [9] especially when these marks are made in multiples ...