Pien Fu

Pien Fu (Chinese: 弁服; pinyin: biànfú) is a historical Han Chinese people outfit consisting of a knee-length tunic over a skirt or pair of pants.[1] This two-piece costume was considered to be a ceremonial dress.[1] In the Zhou dynasty, the bianfu was only ranked-second after the mianfu and it was worn by the emperors when he would work on official business or when he would meet with the court officials.[2]

Ming dynasty emperor wearing pibianfu (皮弁服), i.e. a set of attire composed of pibian (hat) and bianfu (garments)

Construction and design

The tunic for a top that extended all the way to the knees.[1] This was worn on top of a skirt that reached the length of the ankles.[1] The skirt under the tunic was worn only during formal occasions.[1] The pien (弁; bian), also known as pibian (Chinese: 皮弁), was a cylinder-shaped hat that accommodated the outfit.[1]

  • Pibian (皮弁) according to the Chinese encyclopedia Gujin Tushu Jicheng, between 1700 and 1725.

See also

References
  1. Lu, Yang. "Chinese Clothing - Five Thousand Years' History". Retrieved 17 March 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Feng, Ge (2015). Traditional Chinese rites and rituals. Zhengming Du. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 1-4438-8783-8. OCLC 935642485.
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