Textiles and Dress

Feiyufu

Feiyufu (traditional Chinese: 飛魚服; simplified Chinese: 飞鱼服; pinyin: fēiyúfú; lit. 'flying fish garment'), also called feiyu mangyi (飞鱼蟒衣; 'flying-fish python robe'), is a type of traditional Han Chinese clothing (hanfu) which first appeared in the Ming dynasty. The term refers to a robe (generally a tieli) decorated with motifs of the Chinese mythological flying fish, a dragon-like piscine creature (not the zoological flying fish). The feiyufu worn by the Ming dynasty imperial guards was revived in the 21st century following the hanfu movement and is now worn by hanfu enthusiasts of both genders.

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