![]() This ho robe is yellow (the colour worn only by emperors and their families in China), and it is patterned with hō-ō birds and kilin (Japanized versions of the mythical Chinese fenghuang and qilin). The voluminous outer robe ( ho) is cut in the style of the Chinese pao but is given a distinctively Japanese look by being tucked up at the waist so that the skirt ends midway between the knees and the floor. The sokutai ensemble begins with a cap-shaped headdress of black lacquered silk (the kammuri), which includes an upright pennon decorated with the imperial chrysanthemum crest. It is clear that emblematic colours and patterns as well as the pao style were borrowed from China because modern court dress in Japan, which has been little changed since the 12th century, has many purely Chinese characteristics. However, during the Nara period (710–784) Japanese court circles adopted Chinese court dress, the most characteristic feature of which was the long kimono-style pao garment. ![]() ![]() Two-piece costumes appear to have been worn regularly during the 7th and 8th centuries, the jackets of this period being called kinu, the men’s trousers hakama, and the women’s skirts mo. The earliest representations of dress styles in Japan are to be found in 3rd- to 5th-century ce clay grave figures ( haniwa), a few of which show men and women wearing meticulously detailed two-piece costumes consisting of crossed-front jackets that flare out over the hips, the men’s worn over full trousers, which, banded above the knees, hang straight and loose beneath women’s jackets were worn over pleated skirts. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.Britannica Beyond We’ve created a new place where questions are at the center of learning.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more. ![]() This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions.Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives. ![]()
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