Have you ever been shocked by the light flying fairy buns of Han Dynasty women, or admired the delicate buns of Tang Dynasty ladies? Or is it poured for the luxury of the peony head of a lady of the Ming Dynasty?
The art of hairstyling for women in ancient times has undoubtedly become more and more exquisite and complex with the pace of the times. Behind the scenes, however, is the grooming skills that they have spent countless hours crafting.
While modern people marvel at hours of hairstyling, the amount of time rich wives spent on hairdressing in ancient times is even more unimaginable. Unfortunately, there is no way to witness the details of that era, and we can only get a glimpse of it through ancient paintings and documents.
Thankfully, the birth of photography in the late Qing Dynasty captured the precious moment of a noble woman's head. Today, let's travel through time and space together to reveal the ingenuity behind the "hair-making" of wealthy women in the late Qing Dynasty, which is undoubtedly a rare treasure in the long history.
Before the birth of the Qing Dynasty, due to the dispersion of tribes and the hardship of life, both men and women did not pay much attention to hairstyles. Men basically simply shave their foreheads and keep their braids.
Even a small number of aristocratic women, limited by material conditions, their hairstyles are quite plain, at most combing a simplified "bun". However, after the rise of the Qing Dynasty, the living standards of the Manchu people improved significantly, and they began to pay attention to their external appearance, especially hair, which seemed to become a second platform for showing feminine charm.
In this transformation, the pursuit of the art of hairstyling by aristocrats and wealthy families reached new heights. As shown in this precious **, it records the moment when a noble lady in the late Qing Dynasty was meticulously crafting the "art of hairstyle".
This ** reveals one"Falling hairpins"Upgraded rendition. Original"Falling hairpins"The technique requires meticulous combing, and the gold wire is braided into a horse's belly and knotted in the hair vertebrae, which resembles a horse's belly and hangs elegantly on the side temples or the back of the neck.
The essence lies in the delicate braiding and delicate styling, the slightest carelessness can cause the hair to be messy, and combing too tightly can lead to discomfort or even damage. In ancient times, it was all about handwork and simple tools to create a perfect one"Falling hairpins"It takes about five or six hours and is uninterrupted.
However, the upgraded version in **"Falling hairpins"Obviously, it is more complicated, and the braiding process is more sophisticated, so the time required is naturally longer. As you can imagine, this kind of artistic creation is the ultimate test of patience and skill.
Have you ever experienced a change in trendy hairstyles? "Fan hairpin"It is a masterpiece of art, which needs to be shaped with the help of ingenious tools.
The uniqueness lies in how to weave the voluminous hair into a delicate fan-like shape, with each strand of hair precisely arranged, full and void-free, which is a matter of patience and skill.
Make such a piece"Fan hairpin"It can take up to five or six hours, or even seven or eight hours of meticulous polishing. And because of its fragile structure, you need to be careful when you sleep, lying on your side or sleeping on your side, just to take care of this ingenious work.
The most ingenious and beautiful work, no"Tin head"None other than that. It is like a delicate puzzle of art, which is first refined from bamboo or wire to create a silky tire, and then inlaid with precious ornaments.
And that's just the beginning, the real challenge is that it takes more than 30 ingenious tools and countless hours to seamlessly blend the tires with the hair to create an unparalleled beauty. "
Zhang Mingke, a poet in the late Qing Dynasty, profoundly elaborated in "Hansong Pavilion Talks about Art": "A Tianzi head works day and night. He reveals the effort behind the delicate tiara, a two-day effort.
It may seem a little complicated to us, but under the limitations of ancient technology, it is an obsessive adherence to beauty. Therefore, those women who carefully created "Tianzi Tou" did not hesitate to shampoo their hair for months, just to present that unique art and persistence.
In the face of doubts, we have to admit that the gorgeous hair accessories in TV series such as "The Legend of Zhen Huan" seem to be an understatement, and it can be solved with just a few hairpins. But this is precisely the artistic trade-off of film and television production, and in order to make the plot compact, the actual grooming process is naturally streamlined.
However, in-depth**, ancient women carefully created complex hairstyles, behind which was to cater to men, just like foot wrapping, all for Bojun to smile. Imagine a woman who has to endure foot binding while spending a lot of time on cumbersome hairstyles and heavy headdresses, and the hardships behind that are sympathetic.