Shenyi

Shenyi (深衣) - formal wear for men

Shenyi (深衣, Wade–Giles: Shên-i) is the historical Chinese attire for men which is recorded in Book of Rites and advocated in Zhu Xi's Common Rites. ^[1]It has been the informal dress since Shang Dynasty. It was a form of informal wear for the scholar-official in Song Dynasty and Ming Dynasty. It was also introduced to Korea and Japan and exerted influences on Hanbok and Kimono. The Shenyi Center of Chinese Medicine is named after it.

Design of Shenyi

Shenyi in later dynasties directly descended from the shenyi worn in earlier dynasties, like Han Dynasty. Shenyi originally is made of ramie cultivated in China. Ramie fabric needs to be bleached and produced 45 to 60 centimeters wide textile. The yi (衣, blouse) and chang (裳, skirt) of the shenyi is sewn together. The upper part is made up of 4 panels of ramie fabric, representing four seasons of a year. 2 panels are fold and sewn to cover the upper body. Another 2 panels of ramie fabric are sewn onto each side of the yi as two sleeves. The lower part is made up of 12 panels of fabric sewn together (十二片縫合), representing 12 months a year. Its sleeves are wide with black cuff. A wide sash (大帶) is tied in the front.

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  Structure of shenyi
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Drawings of Shenyi

Confucian scholar Su Shi  Portrait of man wearing shenyi  Korean Confucian scholar Seo Jik-su  Korean Confucian scholar Yun Jeung  Korean Confucian scholar Yi Je-hyun  Korean Confucian scholar Song Siyeol  Korean Confucian scholar Park Ji-won  Korean Confucian scholar Kwon Sang-ha  Korean Confucian scholar Heo Mok  Korean Confucian scholar Kim Jong-jik  Korean Confucian scholar Han Seok-bong  Japanese Confucian scholar Fujiwara Seika  Edo Confucian scholar Hayashi Razan  Heungseon Daewongun

References

See also

• Hanfu
• List of Hanfu