| Pic: | Prince's Robe, Tomb of Ming Prince Zhu Tan (10144713634).jpg |
| T: | 褡護 |
| S: | 褡护 |
| P: | Dāhù |
| Piccap: | Ming dynasty dahu, unearthed from the Tomb of Prince Zhu Tan. |
| Hangul: | 답호 |
| Hanja: | 褡護/褡穫 |
| Rr: | Dapo |
Dahu was a form of robe/jacket which originated in the Ming dynasty.[1] In Ming dynasty, the dahu was either a new type of banbi or a sleeveless jacket,[2] [3] whose designs was influenced by the Mongol Yuan dynasty clothing.
See main article: Fashion in the Yuan dynasty. 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 (changpao 长袍) with a cross-collar closing to the right (jiaoling youren 交领右衽).[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] [6]
In the Ming dynasty, the dahu could be worn over the tieli robe and/or could be worn under the round-collar robe. 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] 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. The dahu was a cross-collar jacket which wrapped on the right side; it could be either short-sleeves or no-sleeves.