The horse-faced skirt is one of the ancient Chinese Hanfu, also known as "horse-head skirt" and "horse-faced skirt". It originated in the Song Dynasty and was widely popular during the Ming and Qing dynasties, especially during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty to the early Qing Dynasty. The horse-faced skirt is a skirt with four skirt doors at the front and back, stacked on top of each other, and the outer skirt door is decorated with pleats. The name ** of this skirt is derived from the resemblance of a horse's face in color and ornamentation.
The shape of the horse-faced skirt varies slightly from dynasty to dynasty, but in general it is dominated by four-piece skirts. Its design was inspired by the rule of the Mongols in the Yuan Dynasty, when the Mongols wore large decorative pleats on the front and back, which were introduced into the Hanfu and gradually evolved into the shape of a horse-faced skirt.
The materials of the horse-faced skirt are mostly silk, cotton, linen, etc., of which silk is the most common. Its color is mainly red, and there are other colors of horse-faced skirts, but red is the most classic. In terms of decoration, the horse-faced skirt is mostly decorated with embroidery, printing, brocade and other crafts, and the patterns are mainly auspicious patterns such as flowers, birds and beasts, and landscapes.
When the horse-faced skirt is worn, it is generally paired with a long gown, long skirt and other clothing, which looks very dignified and generous. In ancient times, the horse-faced skirt was one of the necessary clothes for women to get married, and it was also one of the important ceremonial clothes for women in ancient times.
In general, the horse-faced skirt is an important costume in ancient Chinese Hanfu, which not only has practical value, but also carries rich historical and cultural connotations. Nowadays, the horse face skirt has become one of the essential clothing for Hanfu lovers and one of the important representatives of Chinese culture.
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