These photographs show silk costumes unearthed from the tomb of Zhao Bopeng in Huangyan, Zhejiang, taken at the China Silk Museum in Hangzhou (the exhibition is now closed). Zhao Bopeng was the seventh grandson of Zhao Kuangyin, the grandfather of the Song Dynasty, who lived during the Southern Song Dynasty (1155-1216) and was given the title of Tonghui Dafu (equivalent to the title of Sipinguan, the tenth rank of civil officials).
Woven shoes with a sole length of 24.5 cm and a height of 8 cm.
Plain silk belly pocket, length 43 cm, width 117 cm.
The costumes unearthed from the tomb have been sleeping underground for 800 years, with a variety of shapes and fabrics, which fully reflects the characteristics of the Southern Song Dynasty costumes and weaving technology. This article shows only some of them.
It is 190 cm long and 111 cm long.
Archaeologists have removed a total of 77 complete silk costumes from the tomb, of which the corpse wore 8 clothes, 8 pairs of pants, a pair of shoes and socks, and a handkerchief in his hand.
Cotton silk socks, height 44.5 cm, bottom length 26 cm.
The costumes excavated from the tomb of Zhao Bopeng include clothes, pants, socks, shoes, boots, jewelry, etc., and the fabrics unearthed are complete, including silk, luo, yarn, yarn, aya, cotton silk, embroidery and other varieties. This batch of silk cultural relics can be called the "crown of Song costumes".
Silk papa, length 67 cm, width 63 cm.
This batch of unearthed silk cultural relics can restore the ceremonial clothing and daily wear of members of the Southern Song Dynasty imperial family at that time, and has the research value of ancient clothing culture. They are also the real Hanfu from our current perspective.
Crewneck Suro big-sleeved shirt.
Length 115 cm, sleeve length 230 cm, sleeve width 95 cm, heel width 46 cm, chest width 72 cm, hem width 96 cm. In the Song Dynasty, this style of clothing was also called official clothes and regular clothes.
Chrysanthemum-patterned silk shirt with double butterfly twigs, sleeve length 181 cm, sleeve length 85 cm.
Cross-collar flame pattern floral jacket, sleeve length 292 cm, sleeve length 125 cm.
Scrolls of dragon pattern Aya open stall pants, pants length 85 cm, waist width 59 cm.
The exhibition site of silk costumes unearthed from the tomb of Zhao Bopeng.
Zhao Bopeng's tomb was discovered in May 2016, followed by a rescue excavation, and on June 28, 2016, the excavated body was transported to the China Silk Museum for exhibition protection.