Futou
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Futou (; also , and , was one of the most important forms of Chinese headwear in ancient China with a history of more than one thousand years. The first appeared in the Tang and Song dynasties. The was typically worn by government officials. The was originally turban-like headwear which was tied at the back of its wearer's head, with the two corners going to opposite directions and acting as decorations. From the Sui to the Ming dynasties, the evolved and was developed based on the . The eventually came to assume a variety of shapes and styles. The shape of the worn by the government officials
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- Terminology
- History
- Origins
- Wei, Jin, Northern and Southern dynasties
- Sui, Tang dynasty, and Five dynasties and ten kingdoms period
- Tang dynasty
- Five dynasties and ten kingdoms period
- Song dynasty
- Liao dynasty
- Yuan dynasty
- Ming dynasty / "Wushamao" (烏紗帽)
- Derivatives and influences
- See also
- References
Futou (; also , and , was one of the most important forms of Chinese headwear in ancient China with a history of more than one thousand years. The first appeared in the Tang and Song dynasties. The was typically worn by government officials. The was originally turban-like headwear which was tied at the back of its wearer's head, with the two corners going to opposite directions and acting as decorations. From the Sui to the Ming dynasties, the evolved and was developed based on the . The eventually came to assume a variety of shapes and styles. The shape of the worn by the government officials in the Song and Ming dynasties, the latter known as the , was based on the of the Tang dynasty.
The was also introduced in both Unified Silla and Balhae and continued to be worn by government officials until the late Joseon. The with a (lining) was also introduced back in the Sogdian areas in Central Asia spreading to the Western regions through the Xinjiang region. The with was also introduced in Japan during the Nara period through Prince Shōtaku. Đại Cồ Việt was introduced to the in the late 10th century and adapted various iterations from the Early Lê to the Nguyễn dynasty.