Anime girl with hanfu
In China, the yingluo was first used as a Buddhist ornament in Buddhist decorative arts, including sculptures and paintings such as the Dunhuang frescoes. The yingluo depicted as decorative Buddhist art elements and was later imitated and turned into an actual elegant necklace by the Tang dynasty. The yingluo could also be used as a textile pattern which would applied on Chinese clothing. It was also used the hanfu of Chinese women where it was used as a neck ornament or jewellery, black hanfu and was especially favoured by the Chinese court ladies in ancient times. However, it currently continues to be worn as a common modern-day hanfu accessory by Hanfu enthusiasts since the Hanfu movement and can appear in various styles and materials. The yingluo gradually lost popularity as it lost its appeal due to the changes in people’s sense of aesthetic and aesthetic needs in modern times. As a necklace, it comes in various styles and shape. The yingluo is a ring-shaped necklace. It was generally made of gold, jade, pearls, and other precious materials. It also often featured suspended beads combined with auspicious trinkets or motifs rooted in Chinese culture. The keyūra was not only used as a neck ornament. It was a body ornament which could be worn at the chest, arms, legs, and feet; it could also be worn as a crown or a head ornament, or as a bracelet which was made of gems and precious metals and knitted with string. The prototype of the yingluo originated from ancient India where it was an Indian ornament known as keyūra, muktā-hāra, rucaka, hāra (हार) in Sanskrit, usually worn by the nobles of ancient India. Following the emergence of Buddhism, the keyūra became an ornament for Buddhist statues and Bodhisattva figures. They were also concrete characteristics of the Dunhuang decorative arts which were constantly evolving and enriching itself. The design and style of the yingluo in the Dunhuang region shows the integration of foreign (non-Chinese) culture and the native Chinese culture due to the special characteristics of its geography. In China, the yingluo became one of the most beautiful ornamental decoration used on Buddhist statues, murals, and frescoes, especially those found in the Dunhuang frescoes where the yingluo are depicted in variety of shapes and kinds. The Eastern Wei dynasty and the Northern Qi dynasty period, especially, was a period of cultural integration and cultural exchange which resulted in the yingluo becoming a relatively unique new fashion. For example, some bodhisattva figures in China dating from the second half of the 6th century AD wear extraordinary jewellery which already displayed Chinese stylistic art and innovations in iconography as well as influences from Non-Chinese culture, including Central Asian tradition in material culture. These decorative elements in the yingluo of this period also reflected the characteristics of the Tang dynasty-style Bodhisattva iconography which was eventually fully established and gradually became more mature. The early Tang dynasty yingluo in Buddhist arts inherited the appearance of the yingluo from the early Dunhuang period; however, its appearance, colour, art making as well as the material were more exquisite, rich and colourful, and was full with creativity. Khitan people of the Liao dynasty. The yingluo eventually became a classical neck jewellery in China while still remaining in use as a decorative ornaments in Chinese Buddhist iconography. Zhuo, Weiyang (2019). “The Fairy Pearl Necklace-the Activation of the Pearl Necklace in Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes from Late Tang Dynasty in Contemporary Jewelry Design” 仙裳珠垂缕-敦煌莫高窟晚唐璎珞在当代首饰设计中的活化. Zhou, Lin (2011). “The Research on the Keyura Accessory of Liao Dynasty” 辽代璎珞佩饰研究. In Japan, the keyūra was known as Yōraku (瓔珞/よう-らく, Yoraku) where it was used as Buddhist art elements decorating Buddhist statues and shrines. 网易 (2021-06-01). “璎珞作为汉服搭配的常见饰品，真的价贵吗？”. This page was last edited on 21 November 2023, at 02:31 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply. Gu, Weilie (2022). A GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE CULTURE. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.