What is the dress classification of Japanese samurai?

Japanese samurai costumes are mainly divided into military warriors and casual warriors.

The armor worn by warriors in uniform has also obviously evolved with the development of history, and each historical period has changed because of its practicality, resistance to enemies, aesthetics, cold resistance and defense. As a defensive weapon of samurai, armor can be said to be an important weapon in cold weapons. It can not only protect the warrior's body, but also has a wide variety, rich colors, excellent workmanship and exquisite craftsmanship, which is world-renowned and has an impact on modern western clothing.

From the middle period of Heian to the era of Kamakura shogunate, the main components of armor were Dajia, Tanmaru and Abdomen, which had strong Japanese national characteristics. From the Southern and Northern Dynasties to Muromachi (13-16th century), the political situation was chaotic and wars were frequent, so the warriors in this period preferred portable equipment for war, namely, barrel pills and belly rolls. From the Warring States period to the Taoshan period, the design of armor was more perfect, with various styles and solid texture, and Na Man's trunk began to appear, which was quite defensive.

After the Edo era, there were fewer and fewer wars in armor, and this era began to pay attention to color matching, excellent workmanship and its own luxury. (In June 20 17, there was a special topic about China's ancient armor and Japanese armor, which interested readers can order. )

The earliest Japanese samurai casual clothes are similar to water-dried clothes, which are the costumes of ancient Japanese courtiers and a kind of hunting clothes. The front and back of the water stalk are sewn together, the seam is reinforced with chrysanthemum, and the neckline is connected with thin tape. Vertical hanging is one of the costumes of Kamakura shogunate, and it is also worn by Japanese civilians and lower-class samurai in heian period. The upper part has a loose collar, triangular sleeves, a belt on the chest, a sleeve swing, chrysanthemum decoration on the hem and buttons on the chest. The lower part is a skirt. The style of the skirt is divided into two periods. The early warriors wore skirts, and the late warriors all wore slits.

During the Muromachi shogunate period, there were large patterns, fabrics and plain coats in the samurai's casual clothes. The structure of the large pattern is similar to the vertical pattern, but on the basis of them, the arms and chest are decorated with family crest, and the large pattern is dyed on the back. The casual clothes worn by the inferior samurai are plain coats with chrysanthemum pendants and chest straps, following the samurai of Kamakura shogunate. In this era, feather knitting became popular, which is characterized by tying buttons on the front. Because of the convenience, generosity and cold resistance of feather weaving, the warring States military commanders on the battlefield put it outside their armor in order to keep out the cold.

During the Yongzheng period, the main casual clothes were epaulettes; During the Edo period, the system of samurai clothing was also more perfect. For example, teenagers wear water-dried, long silk, slender clothes, doctors and tea makers mainly wear plain lines below ten virtues and six products, while five products wear large lines, four products wear inauguration clothes, and four products wear expensive ones.

With the variety of clothing, the vibration crack worn by samurai when hunting and riding is the split feather fabric with slit at the back of the clothes. Soldiers wear feathered clothes on rainy days. Leisure samurai has produced representative characteristics in every historical period in Japan, but no matter how it changes, its structure is always loose and fat, stretching freely, concise and smooth, and at the same time, it also enhances the powerful gas field.