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Fengguan (Chinese: 鳳冠; pinyin: fèngguān), also known as phoenix coronet or phoenix hat, [1] [2] is a type of guan (a type of Chinese traditional headgear) for women in Hanfu. It was worn mainly by noblewomen for ceremonies or official occasions.
A cylindrical cap; it has a higher back and lower front. Originally it was a soldiers' headscarf that later developed into a head covering cap in the Han Dynasty and adopted into widespread use. [33] A red jinze called chize (赤帻) was used by military personnel, while another variant called jieze(介帻) is used by civil officials and servants.
Guan (Chinese: 冠; pinyin: guān), literally translated as hat or cap or crown in English, [1] is a general term which refers to a type of headwear in Hanfu which covers a small area of the upper part of the head instead of the entire head.
Also during this time, senior Chinese officers used mirror armour (Chinese: 護心鏡; pinyin: hùxīnjìng) to protect important body parts, while cloth, leather, lamellar, and/or Mountain pattern armor were used for other body parts. This overall design was called "shining armor" (Chinese: 明光甲; pinyin: míngguāngjiǎ). [63]
[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. [9] The English term "feet", which is used to describe the hard ribbons used in the futou, is called jiao (simplified Chinese: 脚; traditional Chinese: 腳; pinyin: jiǎo; lit. 'feet').
Ensemble of jade pendants and/or jade strings which were combined with other precious materials (such as silver or gold accessories) were called jinbu (Chinese: 禁步); the jinbu were a type of yaopei (waist accessories) which were typically worn by women to press down the hemline of their clothing. [3]
A mianguan in the Ding Ling Tomb Museum within the Ming Tombs. The mianguan (Chinese: 冕冠; pinyin: miǎnguān; lit. 'ceremonial headdress'), also called benkan in Japan, myeonlyugwan in Korea, and Miện quan in Vietnam, is a type of crown traditionally worn by the emperors of China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, as well as other kings in the East Asia.
A typical Nepali cap made up of fabric called dhaka Dixie cup hat: Also known as "gob hat" or "gob cap." A sailor cap worn in several navies, of white canvas with an upright brim. Draped turban: A fashion dating back to at least the 18th century, in which fabric is draped or moulded to the head, concealing most or all of the hair.