Yesa robe (Chinese: 曳撒袍; pinyin: Yèsāpáo), also known simply referred as Yesa (Chinese: 曳撒), Yisan (Chinese: 曳撒), or Yisa (Chinese: 一撒), is an ancient type of Chinese clothing worn during the Ming dynasty. It has two hems at each sides. It originated in the Ming dynasty but was influenced from clothing of the Yuan dynasty. The absence of the threaded/braided waistband, the absence of pleats at the centre back and front of the skirt; the presence of large side pleats were the main features of the yesa; these features were developed in the Ming dynasty and were not of Mongol origins. Compared to the Mongol Yuan’s terlig, the sleeves and the bodice were wider; the pleats were also wide compared to very finely gathered skirt of the Mongol’s terlig; the yesa also had no waistband; the skirt was also longer. These features also differentiated it from its precursor. Yesa in various colors and patterns depending on station. During the Ming dynasty, some clothing incorporated the clothing elements from the Han Chinese and the Mongol clothing tradition; one of those mixed-elements is the yesa. Mongol’s jisün clothing which is also a form of terlig. The yesa also showed sedentary life-style and Chinese cultural characteristics: its increase in length made it lose its functionality for horse-riding purposes, the flat centre back appeared as well-arranged pleats were to hard to maintain when sitting. The yesa is itself a new evolution of terlig. The yesa robe is a form of kuzhe (Chinese: 袴褶; clothing with trousers for riding or military style clothing); however, the design of the yesa made it no more functional for horse riding. The yesa was worn as an informal attire by emperors, princes, ministers, and officials in their spare time during the early period of the Ming dynasty; it was worn as a formal uniforms in some occasions during the middle period of the Ming dynasty; it was worn as a casual dress worn by scholar-officials during the mid-to-late period of the Ming dynasty; and eventually it was worn by servants and commoners in the late Ming. Wei, Luo (2018-01-02). “A Preliminary Study of Mongol Costumes in the Ming Dynasty”. Social Sciences in China. Wang, Chen (2014-09-01). “Conservation study of Ming dynasty silk costumes excavated in Jiangsu region, China”. Studies in Conservation. 59 (sup1): S177 – S180. Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae. Cho, Woohyun; Yi, Jaeyoon; Kim, Jinyoung (2015). “The dress of the Mongol Empire: Genealogy and diaspora of theTerlig”. Finnane, Antonia (2008). Changing clothes in China : fashion, history, nation. New York: Columbia University Press. This page was last edited on 24 December 2024, at 22:41 (UTC). Wang, Guojun (2020). Staging personhood : costuming in early Qing drama. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.
