Dahu (clothing)

In the Yuan dynasty, banbi were also referred as dahu in a broad sense but could also refer to a specific type of banbi of the same name, which is a half-sleeved long robe (长袍; changpao) with a cross-collar closing to the right (交领右衽; jiaoling youren).^[4] This form of dahu (y-shaped collar long robe with short sleeves) was worn by the Mongols in the Yuan dynasty over long-sleeved robes in similar fashion as it was worn prior to the founding of the Yuan dynasty.^{[5]: 142 [6]: 43, 52}

In the Ming dynasty, the dahu could be worn over the tieli robe and/or could be worn under the round-collar robe.^[3][2] Some forms of dahu was bestowed to the Joseon Kings; for example, in 1444 under the rule of King Sejong of Joseon, the Ming dynasty bestowed him dahu, along with cheollik and gollyeongpo.^{[7][note 1]} In the 21st century, the dahu, along with many forms of hanfu, was revived following the Hanfu movement.^[8]

The dahu combined the features of the Tang and Song dynasties hanfu and the Mongol Yuan dynasty clothing.^[3] The dahu was a cross-collar jacket which wrapped on the right side; it could be either short-sleeves or no-sleeves.^[3]

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  Portrait of a man wearing dahu and his servant, 17th century.
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  A man wearing a green dahu, a Ming dynasty painting.
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  Man wearing dahu, Ming dynasty.

• Dapho – a Korean short sleeved overcoat.^[9]
• Banbi