Ihou (Ihou)

Japanese: 位袍 - いほう

〘Noun〙① A robe for morning wear in the color corresponding to one's official rank. Uenokinu . According to the regulations, first rank was deep purple, second and third ranks were light purple, fourth rank was deep scarlet, fifth rank was light scarlet, sixth rank was dark green, seventh rank was light green, eighth rank was deep indigo , and the first rank was light indigo. In later times, all ranks above fourth came to be black. ※Koyuki - August 30th, 990, First Year of Shoreki (990): "For the convenience of _{the two} Regent's Naoroshi, _one clean copy was given to the Left Minister, and _one _second -rank robe was given to _the Left Minister, who took _two wards with him."② A yellow -dyed robe worn by the Emperor during morning ceremonies. Kikujin . ※Go-ke-shidai (around 1111) 1 "Shingi desu go, Iho gokutsu" [Etymology] The color of the robe worn by the emperor was determined by the Taiho Code, and this standard was followed in the Heian period. However, there was a tendency to violate the regulations, with darker colors being preferred for higher ranks, and according to the Yamato Monogatari, in the mid-10th century, the scarlet of the fourth rank became the purple of the third rank. After that, the purple became darker, and by the beginning of the 11th century, all ranks above the fourth rank were black. The fifth rank became sappan, the sixth rank became light blue, and the system of seventh rank and below was abolished.

Kurai- ginukurai‥ [Imperial Robe]

〘noun〙 A robe whose color was regulated by the rank of the official. According to the Clothing Order, first rank was deep purple, second and third ranks were light purple, fourth rank was deep crimson, fifth rank was light crimson, sixth rank was dark green, seventh rank was light green, eighth rank was deep indigo , and the first rank was light indigo. Dark silk. Rank robe. ※Gensukeshu ( around 990) "If it is a color that I adore, it should be even darker."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 官位相当の位色による朝服の袍(ほう)。うえのきぬ。令の規定によれば一位は深紫、二位三位は浅紫、四位は深緋、五位は浅緋、六位は深緑、七位は浅緑、八位は深縹(はなだ)、初位は浅縹。後世、四位以上はひとしく黒色となった。※小右記‐正暦元年（990）八月三〇日「便於_二摂政直廬_一清書、左府給_二位袍_一、取_二遣里第_一」② 天皇が朝儀の際に用いる束帯の、黄櫨染(こうろぜん)の袍。麹塵(きくじん)。※江家次第（1111頃）一「宸儀出御位袍御靴」[語誌]朝服の袍の色は大宝令の規定が以後の規準となり、平安朝もこの規準が踏襲された。しかし上位の濃い色が好まれて規定を冒す傾向が見られ、「大和物語」によれば、一〇世紀半ばには四位の緋は三位の紫となっていたことが知られる。その後も紫はますます濃くなり、一一世紀初め頃には四位以上は総て黒となったらしい。また五位は蘇芳、六位は縹となり、七位以下の制は廃れた。