Dahu (clothing)

Ming dynasty dahu, Tomb of Prince Zhu Tan.

Dahu (simplified Chinese: 褡护; traditional Chinese: 褡護; pinyin: Dāhù) was a form of jacket which originated in the Ming dynasty. In Ming dynasty, the dahu was either a new type of banbi (Chinese: 半臂; lit. 'half-arm') or a sleeveless jacket, whose designs was influenced by the Mongol Yuan dynasty clothing. The dahu could be worn over the tieli robe and/or could be worn under the round-collar robe.

In the 21st century, the dahu, along with many forms of hanfu, was revived following the Hanfu movement.

Construction and design

The dahu combined the features of the Tang and Song dynasties hanfu and the Mongol Yuan dynasty clothing. The dahu was a cross-collar jacket which wrapped on the right side; it could be either short-sleeves or no-sleeves.

Gallery

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  A man wearing a green dahu, a Ming dynasty painting.

See also

• Banbi
• Fashion in Yuan dynasty
• Hanfu
• Terlig