Gold-laced robe - Gold-laced robe

In China, during the Han dynasty, jade clothing was worn by the deceased. It is also called a jade box. It is made by connecting business card-sized pieces of jade with gold thread and covering the whole body like armor. It is thought to have been made in the hope that the spiritual power of the jade would allow the body to last forever. It was used by emperors, empresses, and royalty, and was made of silver or bronze depending on the person's status. It was discovered in the Mancheng Han Tombs in Hebei Province and the Tushan Han Tombs in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, and has now been completely restored. The Book of the Former Han Dynasty, Biography of Huo Guang, records that in addition to the gold-threaded jade clothing, funeral equipment, coffins, burial chambers, and a carriage to carry the coffin were bestowed.

[Rei Yoshimura]

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中国、漢代、死者に着せた玉の衣。玉匣(ぎょくこう)ともいう。名刺大の玉片を金の糸でつなぎ合わせ、鎧(よろい)のように全身を覆ったもの。玉のもつ霊力によって肉体を永遠に保たせようと願ってつくられたものと考えられる。皇帝や皇后、王侯貴族が用いたが、身分によって銀縷、銅縷の別がある。河北(かほく／ホーペイ)省満城漢墓、江蘇(こうそ／チヤンスー)省徐州土山漢墓などで発見され、完全に復原できるようになった。『前漢書』霍光(かくこう)伝をみると、金縷玉衣のほか、喪葬の具、棺や槨(かく)、柩(ひつぎ)をのせる轀輬車(おんりょうしゃ)などが下賜されることを記している。

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