imperialasia: I’ve been refraining myself from posting too many photos of modern depictions of
imperialasia: I’ve been refraining myself from posting too many photos of modern depictions of any time period in Chinese history because , from my POV, the styles that have been approved to be put on to the telebox are catered towards modern day audience who prefer extravagance and fanciness at the cost of historic accuracy. Here I am comparing these modern depictions of Tang Dynasty women with actual Tang Dynasty women figurines. Although a lot of the colors have been peeled off after 12 centuries, you can still see the use of bright and sharp colors on the women’s gowns. Tang’s womens fashion is, arguably, the least conservative and most open throughout ancient Chinese history. From some of the figurines you can see the women were allowed to wear low cut dresses exposing their chests. Tang women hairstyle is also worth discussing, but I guess I’ll leave it for another post. Like what you saw? Follow @imperialasia for more! -- source link
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