Examples of Japanese Traditional Clothing Innovation

Hanfu culture, as a part of China culture, runs through the long history of China traditional culture. After thousands of years of wind and rain, it has finally become one of the glorious founders of China culture. Hanfu not only represents the spiritual sustenance and good wishes of ancient people, but also reflects the epitome of the cultural development of the Chinese nation. By understanding it, we can more clearly understand the far-reaching influence of China's traditional culture on our nation and other countries. By exploring the development history of Hanfu, we can not only explore the unique spiritual connotation of Hanfu, promote Hanfu culture, but also find back our national pride and self-confidence. At the same time, we can innovate in inheritance and re-embody our national greatness and broad mind. And inject national soul into modern clothing design, improve the cultural connotation of modern clothing, and create China people's own spiritual clothing. Japan has an unusual relationship with China since ancient times. It can be traced back to the first Qin Dynasty, when Xu Fudong crossed Japan to find the elixir for Ying Zheng. The Tang Dynasty was prosperous and open, and many countries appeared before him. For example, Japan has a soft spot for Hanfu, which has had an impact on its national costumes. Japanese kimono absorbs and draws lessons from the styles and skills of China's traditional Hanfu, and integrates its national characteristics to become a traditional Japanese costume. The origin and development of Hanfu 1. Hanfu from the Huangdi period to the Zhou Dynasty can be traced back to the Huangdi period at the earliest, and its early prototype is Huaxia clothing. According to historians, there were no clothes or houses before the Yellow Emperor. While the Yellow Emperor built houses, made clothes and held funerals, all people were spared the difficulties of survival. "Hanfu began in the period of the Yellow Emperor, and then gradually developed through the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, with the Zhou Dynasty as the turning point, because a basically perfect coronation system was formed at that time. Hanfu has experienced thousands of years of inheritance and development, which has a far-reaching influence on China people at home and abroad, especially Japanese kimonos. 2. After the Qin and Han Dynasties, Ying Zheng, the first Qin Emperor, unified the whole country, abolished some red tape in the costumes of the Zhou Dynasty, and only kept some costumes for sacrificial ceremonies. During the Qin and Han dynasties, people's clothes were simple in color and style, and the color was often white. It was said to be white because people at that time thought that white meant no color, and white clothes meant no social status. This not only reflects the strict hierarchical order in ancient times, but also reflects the strictness of the feudal dynasty system. 3. Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties and Tang, Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the style of Hanfu can be said to be "diverse and regional integration". Although Wei-Jin costumes still retain the basic form of Han dynasty, they have their unique local characteristics in style and characteristics. The costumes in the Southern and Northern Dynasties showed the general trend of mutual reference and gradual integration among all ethnic groups. During this period, it was stipulated that the imperial palace and China and North Korea should be red, often purple, and ordinary people still use white. Affected by the war, the clothing style of the Southern Dynasties has not changed much compared with that of the Northern Dynasties. 4. The costumes of the Song Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty and Song Dynasty inherited the previous system of distinguishing identities by color, and they were still dominated by round-neck robes. Due to the influence of Zhu Cheng's Neo-Confucianism and social unrest, the characteristics of various factors are simple and implicit. The skirts in Yuan Dynasty are basically the same as those in Song Dynasty. At the same time, influenced by Mongols, their colors are gloomy. The robes of the Yuan Dynasty were called robes, but the rarity of the materials used also reflected the difference in status. The Ming Dynasty changed the customs of the Yuan Dynasty and made more designs in styles and details. 5 Qing Dynasty Qing Dynasty is the low point of Hanfu culture development. Because of national cultural problems, rulers resisted people's cultural identity and Hanfu to stabilize their dominant position, which also led to the lack of development and innovation of Hanfu in this period. Moreover, because the rulers are ethnic minorities, some measures that are quite different from the original system have been formulated. For example, forced shaving and restrictions on clothing. Because of the implementation of these measures, the sense of belonging of modern China people was very weak. Second, the internal culture of Hanfu The ancient traditional culture of China pays attention to the "harmony between man and nature", which is also reflected in the design of Hanfu. The idea of "harmony between man and nature" is mostly reflected in the details of Hanfu design, such as the wide cuffs of Hanfu, which symbolizes the harmony between heaven and nature; The ideal pursuit of "harmony between man and nature" is mostly reflected in the choice of colors, such as deep clothes, which embodies the lofty virtues of fairness, justice and tolerance. Next, let's talk about the cultural details in Hanfu in detail: 1. China's traditional aesthetics is extremely unique and pays great attention to color. Among them, the representative is the application of Yin-Yang and Five Elements, which is the core content of China's metaphysics. The color of Hanfu corresponds to the five elements, and the balance of the five elements is a remarkable feature of a good Hanfu. Hanfu culture, as a kind of costume culture, is also a kind of etiquette culture. It is embodied in the ancient hierarchical order and the idea that everything is orderly. In ancient times, the emphasis on ceremony began to gradually change from content to form. For example, the ceremony of "Zhou Li" is divided into five rites and eight grades, and the corresponding clothing materials should be worn for the celebration of each ceremony. If there is a mistake, it will be a felony. The design of Three Han Fu also reflects the development of China traditional culture. Generally, comments on Hanfu are made from the following aspects: structure, color, collar and skirt, rope and knot, coat and skirt, sleeve and robe. In the evolution of the past dynasties, the mutual promotion of these points reflects the change and development of the traditional cultural connotation of China. 1 The magnificent structure of Hanfu pays attention to spaciousness, comfort, dignity and elegance, which embodies the careless and carefree nature of the ancients. Pay attention to cutting cloth in one step, cut it simply and save it, so as to reflect the frugality and cultivation of a gentleman. On the other hand, you should cover your right side with your left side. The reason for this is the theory of Yin and Yang. Yin can't suppress Yang, it is necessary to nourish Yang and suppress Yin, so as to balance Yin and Yang. The right-angle design of the collar also represents the upright and honest thought in the hearts of the ancients. This design is used to remind ourselves to be correct. 2 Conforming to the beauty of nature, the colors of Hanfu are complex, some are light, some are gorgeous, and some are sad, which is caused by the contrast between the emotions corresponding to the four seasons and nature. It is said that in the Han Dynasty, people paid attention to the clothes in different seasons and chose the corresponding colors and styles. That's what the so-called "four seasons flowers and four seasons clothes" means. In addition, the ancients believed that when the sky was bright, the color was dark black and the earth was yellow, which reflected their dignity and stability. Therefore, the ancients especially loved and respected Xuanshang. 3. Collar neck "horizontal collar and right neck" represents etiquette, which means that the front of the clothes is left and right. In ancient times, people often used left and right to express their superiority. People often say that the house faces south and the position of men and women is "left and right", but the collar is just the opposite, which highlights the seriousness of its hierarchical order. 4 The combination of rigidity and softness is knotted in ancient decoration, so we have to say that the filament knot in Hanfu is the most easily overlooked point in Hanfu. The system of Hanfu is made of the same material as clothes, which not only maintains its integrity, but also plays a fixed role, allowing Hanfu to show its simple but not simple style, but also maintains its integrity. The clothes under the clothes of the way of heaven and earth refer to the "clothes under the clothes" in Hanfu. Most of them use the color of the morning sky, that is, dark black represents the sky, while most of the clothes under the coat use the color of the earth, that is, yellow represents the ground. There is heaven and earth and overall harmony, which also reflects the ancient people's pursuit of natural harmony and "harmony between man and nature". Smart and elegant big-sleeve undressing, spiritual and super-shaped smooth and elegant oriental aesthetic style, which takes the heart away from the world, are all infiltrated in the wide robe and big sleeves of Hanfu. The Book of Changes records: "Behave heaven, Kun is the land". In Hanfu, we can see the thinking and efforts of the ancients, and the details inside reflect the lofty thoughts and noble qualities of the ancients. The Influence of Three Hanfu on Japanese Traditional Costume It is mentioned in Japanese books that Wufu is the name of kimono before the Edo era, and "Keizo Obuchi" is the general name of Japanese clothing. Therefore, the ancient Japanese "Five Blessingg" is actually a kind of "persistence". Besides Wufu, the works also include many other traditional Japanese costumes. These costumes blended with culture, changed and developed, and gradually formed traditional costumes with Japanese characteristics. With the communication between China and Japan, whether because of the differences in political strength or clothing culture, Japan is very fond of Hanfu, so it began to imitate the style of Hanfu in the Tang Dynasty. You can see many traces of Tang Wenhua in Japan. Because of the opening and prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, the Japanese yearned for the greatness of the Tang Dynasty and began to learn the excellent points of the Tang Dynasty, and Hanfu was the most popular among the Japanese. Therefore, Japanese clothing borrowed the advantages and characteristics of Hanfu, so Hanfu spread rapidly in Japan. Because kimono is developed from Hanfu, Hanfu and kimono have some similarities, but there are great differences in national characters between China and Japan, especially in the Tang Dynasty when Hanfu entered Japan: the romance and elegance of the Tang Dynasty made Hanfu have a free and easy style as a whole; On the other hand, the Japanese people hold an introverted and low-key concept of involvement, and integrate this concept into kimonos to make them feel stable and dignified as a whole. There are many kinds of kimonos, including Chun Mei, Acorus calamus, maple leaves in autumn and pine and cypress in winter. At the same time, we can see that the patterns of kimonos are also influenced by Japan's geographical environment, which is exactly what our country pays attention to, that is, the harmony between nature and people, so their costumes also have respect for nature. Conclusion: Japanese people, according to their own situation, combined with the excellent points of all ethnic groups, make kimono unique and shine brilliantly in the world national costume forest, which is an eye-catching symbol of the Japanese nation. Now the Hanfu culture in China is still slowly recovering and developing. However, in Japan, kimono has always been an important national costume. You can see the shadow of kimono in Japanese celebrations. In China, people usually choose to wear suits and other clothes to participate in various activities. Admittedly, this is a reflection of learning from advanced western countries, but I think that inheriting our traditional culture is the most essential part of a nation, and we should develop our own national costumes from Hanfu, of which Hanfu is an outstanding representative. Isn't Hanfu more elegant than a suit? Don't suits show our own national self-confidence better? Hanfu culture not only represents the lofty spirit of the ancient people in China, but also embodies the unique elegance and poetry of the Chinese nation. The research and development of Hanfu is also the continuation and development of our national culture. China has a long cultural history, which has gone through 5,000 years. Excellent traditional culture needs us to inherit and carry forward. In today's era, we should show our national self-confidence, find our own soul of china from our own nation and put on our own national costumes, so that we will be more confident and proud. In this way, why can't Hanfu shine in the world clothing forest? References: Historical Records, Huangdi Neijing, Zhouyi and Records of Japan.