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In Silla, China's Tang dynasty influenced the culture of Koreans; [9] several types of Tang dynasty's clothing was also introduced in Korea. [10] The qixiong ruqun, a form of high-waist qun (a generic term for Chinese skirt) worn over a short Chinese jacket was introduced in Silla [11] [12] [13] and in Balhae. [14]
Qun (Chinese: 裙; pinyin: qún; Jyutping: kwan4; lit. 'skirt'), referred as chang (Chinese: 裳; pinyin: cháng) prior to the Han dynasty, [1] chang (Chinese: 常) and xiachang (Chinese: 下常), [2] and sometimes referred as an apron, [3] is a generic term which refers to the Chinese skirts used in Hanfu, especially those worn as part of ruqun, and in Chinese opera costume.
The term is composed of the characters mawei (马尾裙) which means 'horsetail' and qun (裙) which means 'skirt'. The term maweiqun was used by Lu Rong in the Shuyuan zaji (椒园杂记). [1] Faqun (发裙) is literally translated as 'hair skirt'. The term is composed of two characters fa (发) which means 'hair' and qun (裙) which
The term yichang is composed of the Chinese characters:《衣》 and 《裳》, where yi (Chinese: 衣) refers to the upper garment while the chang (裳; cháng) refers to the lower garment, which can be either the Chinese skirt, qun, or the Chinese trousers, ku and kun. [6]: 47–50, 54 The character yi is also a generic word for "clothing". [10]
[6] [7] Chinese-style clothing and Chinese fashion was introduced in the Unified Silla period. [29] Some clay figures found in that period shows the high-waist line skirt worn over the jacket and appears to have shoulder straps attached to it. [6] The skirts worn over the jackets was a distinctive clothing style of the Tang dynasty's women. [29]
All these patterns throughout Korean history had meanings of longevity, good luck, wealth and honor. [137] Hwarot also had blue, red, and yellow colored stripes in each sleeve; a woman usually wore a scarlet-colored skirt and yellow or green-colored Jeogori, a traditional Korean jacket. [137] Hwarot was worn over the Jeogori and skirt. [137]
It is currently believed the dangui originated from jangjeogori (장저고리; long jeogori), which was worn before the early Joseon Dynasty [8] as formal wear. [2]The scholars of the late Joseon Dynasty, such as Bak Gyusu who wrote the Geoga japbokgo (거가잡복고 居家雜服攷), a history of Korean clothing, in 1841, believed that the dangui originated from China and may have dated back ...
In Tang, the stripped skirt was A-line. [17] Wei, Jin, Northern and Southern dynasties - Tang dynasty Bainiaoqun 百鸟裙 "Hundred bird-feather skirt". [18] A feather skirt worn by a princess in Mid-Tang; the skirt was made with the feathers from a hundred birds. [19] Tang Shiliuqun 石榴裙 "Pomegranate skirt" A red skirt which was very ...