What did the clothes in the Shang Dynasty look like? Find the answer in the grave

Mention of the heroines of our country makes people think of Hua Mulan for the first time. In fact, there are many heroines in history, such as Liang Hongyu and the queen of Wuding in the Shang Dynasty-Fuhao. She is the earliest female god of war in China.

Who is Wu Ding? He was a relatively wise emperor in the late Shang Dynasty, and Wu Hao was his empress. With her assistance, politics, economy, and all were developed at that time, creating a flourishing age of Wuding.

Wu Hao is the title of "God of War", because the wars of the time were all women who led soldiers to fight. According to historical records, there was a time when Wu Ding was given to women in wars. One tenth of the soldiers in the country knows that Wu Ding trusts her very much. But what is sad is that the goddess of war only lived to be 33 years old. When she died, Wu Ding was in pain, and she was buried for her glory.

女好墓玉器

Later generations dug a total of 755 pieces of jade from Fuhao’s tomb, many of which are in the coffin room, worn on and around the body when Fuhao is buried Placed. Among these jade artifacts, there are jade ritual artifacts commonly used in ancient China; there are also some jade weapons; the most eye-catching ones are those jade products with images of humans and animals.

The jade man is in the shape of kneeling and sitting

The most famous jade man unearthed in the tomb of Fuhao is in the shape of kneeling and sitting. The clothes worn by the jade man and the Zhou Dynasty crown dress recorded in the literature They are relatively similar, with a wide belt tied around the waist, and knee-covering under the belt. Without this jade man, we would not know what kind of clothes the Shang Dynasty people wore. Observing this jade man's dress carefully, you can see that Confucius said, "The profit and loss of Zhou is due to Yin Li." You know the strangeness. In fact, the costumes of the nobles of the Zhou Dynasty and the Shang Dynasty are basically the same. Many people are curious about the purpose of the forked handle sticking out from behind this jade figure. Many people are speculating.

slave sculpt

The jade man was obviously made in the image of the nobleman at that time, and the jade man in the image of a slave was also found in the tomb of Fuhao. There are certain differences between the two.

The serpentine jade unearthed from the Tomb of Fuhao

If the clothes feature of the latter is not shown, some kind of ornamentation can be seen on the body, but unlike the folds of the clothes, it may also be nude They don’t wear shoes, they are barefoot;

Besides, this jade figure does not wear a crown, and has cut his hair. The hair is very short with short braids. Barefoot without clothes means that this person is definitely not a noble "man in a garb";

商代玉葵人

The hair can be seen trimmed, it is the ancient man who has been tortured. A very lowly person, may be a prisoner of war, or a criminal, but the identity should be close to a slave. If the patterns on the characters are really tattoos, they are most likely not from the Central Plains. They were taken captive to the hinterland of the Yin and Shang Dynasties through war, and later became slaves engaged in humble work. During the Shang and Zhou dynasties, many of the bronze wares unearthed had their feet in the form of being carried by people. These people were usually naked, and their hair styles were trimmed pot covers. It can be seen that this dress is the image of a slave in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties.

A more abstract flake jade figure was also unearthed. This jade figure is carved on both sides. The strange thing is that one side is carved with men and the other side is carved with women. In addition, the portrayal of the characteristics of the sexes is relatively abstract, and only by careful observation can they be distinguished. This kind of jade is also a certain type of jewelry, because its feet have short tenons protruding, guessing that it can be inserted on a certain object.

Fuhao is the first legendary woman in history with exact written records. Although her great achievements have been hidden in the history of history, they have been hidden and covered by loess. But judging from the cultural relics unearthed in the tomb, many historical facts can be excavated.