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tang dynasty miku

tang dynasty miku

Stunning Tang Dynasty hairstyles!💞💞💞

Hairstyles of Tang Dynasty Women

“In early Tang, hair ornaments were rather simple, but during the reign of Emperor Taizong the buns got higher and higher and the number of styles grew.” (5000 Years of Chinese Costume, 77)

“During the earlier years of Emperor Xuanzong’s rule, the Tartar hat was fashionable, but in the later years…many women opted for switch buns (also called ‘false buns’). In late Tang and the Five Dynasties, the high buns were often decorated with different kinds of flowers.” (5000 Years of Chinese Costume, 77)

“Ponytails were also quite popular among a small number of aristocratic ladies during the years of Tian Bao (Xuangzong’s reign). (5000 Years of Chinese Costume, pg. 84)

“Common women…preferred the 'tossing-up bun’, with the hair at the temples embracing the buns were made higher and higher, and were decorated with flowers, which heralded the popularity of the flowery hats of the early Song Dynasty.” (5000 Years of Chinese Costume, pg. 84 )

  Makeup

“Women of the Tang Dynasty paid particular attention to facial appearance, and the application of powder or even rouge was common practice. Some women’s foreheads were painted dark yellow and the dai (a kind of dark blue pigment) was used to paint their eyebrows into different shapes that were called dai mei(painted eyebrows) in general.” (5000 Years of Chinese Costume, 77)

“…between the brows there was a colourful decoration called hua dian, which was made of specks of gold, silver and emerald feather. Some women painted their cheeks with motifs such as a moon or a coin, and their lips were also rouged.” (5000 Years of Chinese Costume, 77)

“[The hua dian was] said to have originated in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. […] In the Tang Dynasty, hua dian was either painted or made of tiny metal pieces.” (5000 Years of Chinese Costume, pg. 86)

Love the arts 💜💜💜

~ Noble Lady.

Date: 700's

Period: Tang dynasty

Culture: Chinese

Medium: Earthenware with paint

Wearing hanfu. The half-shouldered style resembles what would've been worn for ease of archery and the like during the Tang Dynasty

Tang Dynasty Princesses

Tang Dynasty princesses could have been said to be some of the most lucky and unlucky princesses in written history. Pampered with all kinds of wealth and luxuries yet some had to live in deserts due to political alliances while others died due to failed rebellions. Most importantly, this was the era where princesses could dream of holding unlimited power. Let’s get a basic idea of what their lives looked like.

The rankings for princesses of the Li clan were as follows:

Taizhang gongzhu - This title was reserved for an aunt of the Emperor, ranking as one of the highest princesses. Translates to Senior Grand Princess. Held a fiefdom with a minimum of 2000 families.

Princess Taiping (pictured below): the daughter of Wu Zetian and Emperor Gaozong.

A powerful regent during the reign of her brother Emperor Ruizong and nephew Emperor Xuanzong, held this title.

Zhang Gongzhu - This title was reserved for the sister of the Emperor, ranking on par with a Taizhang gongzhu. Translates to Grand Princess. Held a fiefdom with a minimum of 1000 families.

Princess Gaoyang (pictured below): the daughter of Emperor Gaoyang and a half-sister of Gaozong.

Infamous for her affair with a monk and also attempted to overthrow her half-brother; she held this title until she was hanged.

Gongzhu - This title was reserved for the daughter of an Emperor or in special circumstances, women of the imperial clan who were adopted for the sake of political marriages, ranking on par with a Taizhang gongzhu and Zhang Gongzhu. Translates to Imperial Princess. Held a fief of about 300 people.

Princess Wencheng (pictured below): a daughter of Prince Jiangxia (Li Daozong). 

Was made a Gongzhu to marry King Songtsen Gampo of the Tibetan Empire. Known for her great efforts and sacrifices to establish a relationship between Tibet and Tang China.

The following princesses did not hold any fiefdoms.

Junzhu- A title reserved for the daughter of the crown prince. Translates to commandery princess.

Xianzhu - A title reserved for the daughter of a prince. Translates to county princess.

Though princesses were considered as titled ladies of the outer court, after they married, their families were not considered royalty. Their descendants, however, could claim nobility titles based on their birth. They did not have any household management staff with the exception of those princesses who were married off for political alliances (heqin). 

The consorts of royal princesses were from high aristocracy and held great political power unlike princesses of other dynasties.

If there's Pokemon;Legend of Arceus(Sinnoh protag), then there should be one for Pokemon ORAS/Emerald/Ruby/Sapphire(Hoenn protag), something that is similar. Something about the past legends (Ik that Tang dynasty ain't japanese, but I really wanna see a Chinese version for ancient hoenn protagonists

[Hanfu · 漢服]China Tang Dynasty Chinese Traditional Clothing Hanfu Photoshoots

📷 Photo By：@赵橙Cc

💄 Makeup By ：@清泽Makeup

🧚🏻‍♀️Model ：@党党党玉

👗Hanfu By ：@嵠上

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Back portraits of Chinese women depicted in historical art, by Chinese artist -阿舍- (Source). These portraits faithfully display the hanfu, accessories, and hairstyles of their respective time periods. See more art from the artist here.

Notes from the artist:

1: A Ming dynasty empress.

2: A lady from the Tang dynasty painting “The Eighty-seven Immortals”.

3: A lady from the Yongle Palace Murals.

4-5: A lady (4) and a maid (5) from the Tang dynasty painting “Court Ladies Preparing Newly Woven Silk". 

6: A lady from the Tang dynasty painting “Court Ladies Wearing Flowered Headdresses".

7-8: No comments.

9: Referenced from the book “Hanjin Clothing”.