Why is the official dress worn by ministers in Beijing Opera called embroidered robe?

Category: Art >> China Traditional Drama

Problem description:

Obviously, it is a dragon with claws. Why is it called "python" For example, they are called "Qiu robe", "Jiao robe" and "Zhi robe", all of which have claws and look like dragons.

Is there any allusion to python?

Analysis:

Bao Er-designing robes

The official robes embroidered with python patterns in ancient times are called embroidered robes. Python looks like a dragon. In the Ming Dynasty, only one claw was missing in the shape of a python in Buron, so unless the emperor specially gave it, you can't wear this embroidered robe. Qi Jiguang, a famous general of the Ming Dynasty, was given a python suit for his meritorious service in fighting against the Japanese pirates. Similarly, flying fish clothes, bullfighting clothes, "cattle" and "fish" are also python-shaped, so they are all relatively noble clothes.

Different from the Ming dynasty, the Qing dynasty had embroidered robes from the prince down to the nine-grade civil and military officials, even dirty. At this time, the shape of pythons is four claws, but the color and the number of pythons vary according to the size of the official position. The prince embroidered nine pythons with gold robes; The prince uses blue, turquoise and nine pythons; Baylor uses blue, stone blue, nine pythons and four claws; Wu Wen one to three products with Baylor; Four to six kinds of blue, stone cyan and eight python claws for military and civilian use; Seven to nine grades of civil and military, four-claw blue, stone blue and five pythons are used for those who have not flowed in.

The above information is checked. The following is my personal opinion.

People say that a dragon gives birth to nine children, and none of them will become dragons. But I tried to check the names of Jiuzi and found that they were all different, indicating that there must be more than nine "dragon sons" evolved from dragons. "Nine" was an approximate number in ancient times, generally referring to many things. So I think the cockroach, jiaozi and python mentioned by the landlord may all have evolved from primitive dragons.

After a careful look at the information about Jiuzi, I found that these dragons all have their own preferences, such as the weight of bìxì, so I gave him the heavy work of carrying stone tablets; Armadillo hates villains, so show him the prison. So python, as a branch of the evolutionary dragon, must have its own characteristics, so it is embroidered on clothes, right? I dare not talk nonsense about the specific characteristics, and I look forward to better answers from people downstairs.