Initial Analyses of Mashan No.1 Chu Tomb One-Piece Clothes in Jiangling

Abstract:

Through the analysis of the shape structure and wearing form of Mashan No. 1 Chu-state tomb one-piece clothes in Jingzhou, Hubei, it can be discovered that the shape of Mashan No. 1 Chu-state tomb one-piece clothes is extremely wide and long; Also, the unique wearing method enables this sort of clothes to be flattened to be curving lower hem circling around body after wearing straight lower hem. This coincides completely with the wearing form lacquer painting, silk painting and wooden warriors wearing being unearthed from Chu-state tomb at the same period of time, which impacts the formation and development of curving lower hem clothes that is unearthed from Mawangdui Han tomb, belonging to Chu culture system as well.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 821-822)
• Pages: 708-712
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.821-822.708
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Yan Zhang*, Long Di Cheng
• Keywords: Chu-State, Curving Lower Hem, One-Piece

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