Ninety-five, the flying dragon is in the sky, and the lord is seen - "Yi Qian"
As we all know, the emperors of ancient times were the masters of power, the helmsmen of the world, the noble royal nobles, and the son of heaven admired by all. We often open the history books, and we can always see the majesty of many emperors in history, who are high up in the sky, and the arrogance of calling for a hundred responses and pointing out the country and mountains comes from the history books. Many emperors' words of praise are overflowing in history, especially the founding emperors, who are noble sons of heaven, nobles sent by God to rule the world, and they are always linked to the vision of heaven to show the extraordinary nature of the son of heaven. The dragon robe is also like this, the dragon robe is added to the body, the emperor's vertical and horizontal galloping, the momentum of solipsism is more prominent, more distinctive, the dragon robe is the exclusive symbol of the emperor.
The ancient dragon robe was the emperor's court dress, and the usual dragon robe generally had nine dragons tattooed with five-colored clouds. The emperor's dragon robe generally has nine dragons, and the nine dragons are stabbed in the chest and back, the left and right shoulders, the front and back knees, and there is one inside the placket, a total of nine. Thinking that nine is an odd number, it is difficult to achieve symmetry in the clothing, there is a thorn in the placket, and the others are five from the front to the back, because the dragon pattern on the shoulder can be seen before and after. In this way, it also conforms to the numerical meaning of nine and five. "Nine-Five Supreme" is used to describe the supremacy of the emperor, and the dragon robe of the nine dragons is exquisite and complex, including embroidery and silk craftsmanship, and the process of reeling is more complex, the process is called "continuous warp and weft", such a process also symbolizes the identity of the emperor.
Although the emperors of successive dynasties have basically worn dragon robes, there are always some differences. We can always observe in some film and television dramas that the emperor will wear gorgeous costumes to show his status, and from the portraits of history, we can also see that the emperor's dragon robe has many similarities, but some particularly gorgeous and cumbersome costumes are not worn at any time, and some major occasions such as early dynasties, sacrifices, etc., the emperor will wear a formal gorgeous dragon robe, because this kind of clothing is very inconvenient, and it is not worn on any ordinary occasion.
The yellow robe was popular in the Sui and Tang dynasties, and the political, economic, and cultural prosperity of the Tang Dynasty was unprecedented, the north and south were unified, the territory was vast, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the national strength was strong. Such a Tang Dynasty also pursued gold and silver treasures and luxuries, and people's dresses were generally gorgeous at that time. At that time, whether it was a poor person or a scholar, whether it was an official eunuch or a miscellaneous servant, even the emperor wore a round-necked robe, which was the regular dress at that time, but only the emperor could wear a yellow regular dress. The emperor wore a formal dress on formal occasions, including a tiara, a crown dress, and so on.
The dragon robes of the Ming Dynasty are also similar to those of the Tang Dynasty, and we can see that the portrait of Li Shimin and the portrait of Zhu Yuanzhang are compared, they are very similar to each other standing or standing, and the dragon patterns on the clothing are very similar. In fact, the dragon robe of the Ming Dynasty and the dragon robe of the Tang Dynasty are more of a relationship of inheritance. In these dynasties in China, they are also prosperous scenes, but there is a dynasty, obviously rich and oily, and the emperor's clothes are the most low-key luxury and connotation among them. This is the Song Dynasty, according to research, the dragon robe of the emperor of the Song Dynasty does not have intricate and exquisite dragon patterns tattooed on it, but is relatively simple, why is this?
According to research, such a dressing style is actually related to the unique aesthetics of the Song Dynasty, we said that the Tang Dynasty's national strength was strong, and the people who lived and worked in peace and contentment advocated a free, exquisite and prosperous style of dressing, but also the more wealthy Song Dynasty, his aesthetic was unique, and it was popular to be frugal and simple at that time. In the exquisite and prosperous aesthetic background of the Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty costumes, although not so flowery, show his beauty and elegance. The Song Dynasty also pursued practical and beautiful and streamlined things, not pursuing colorful and different shapes, and in this context, their costumes naturally did not pursue complex patterns.
Especially the emperor, since the pursuit of the country is not extravagant, his own life, living, eating, clothing, living and traveling have become the role models of the people. Many emperors of dynasties would pursue bright yellow dragon robes, and that's how the word yellow robe plus body comes from. So much so that it often misled people, and so did the emperors of the Song Dynasty. In fact, the usual costumes of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty are not much different from others, often dominated by light yellow and red, which looks harmonious and beautiful and not ostentatious.
On formal occasions, the emperor would also wear formal dresses, as recorded in the Tiangong Kaiwu Naifu Dragon Robe, "Ochre yellow is also dyed with silk first, and the tools are originally no different, but the artificial prudence and capital are tens of times greater, in order to be loyal to the friendship of respect." Among them, the program is subtle, unobtainable and detailed examination cloud.". It can be seen that the production process of the dragon robe is delicate and complicated and tense, requiring dozens of times more manpower and financial resources than usual, extremely luxurious, the Song Dynasty will actually tattoo the auspicious pattern on the imperial robe, but the difference is that he will not be as dazzling as the dragon robes of other dynasties.
Misled by film and television dramas, we can correctly understand the real history, even if we only look at it from the costumes, we can also depict a more real historical world in our minds.
Reference: Yi Qian