Quick Answer: What Is a Daxiushan?
Daxiushan (大袖衫, dàxiùshān) names a broad-sleeved Chinese outer garment. Modern hanfu uses the name for an upper layer with conspicuous sleeve volume.[5]
- Shape: Full sleeves create a wide outline when the arms move.[1]
- Layers: A sheer outer garment can leave the skirt and clothing underneath visible.[1]
- Historical evidence: Southern Song finds preserve silk gauze and decorated edges on a broad-sleeved outer garment.[3][4]
Check the collar, front opening and material alongside the sleeves.
Broad Sleeves in Tang-Style Painting
In Court Ladies Adorning Their Hair With Flowers, women wear sheer, open outer layers with wide sleeves over long skirts. The cloth’s transparency makes the layers especially clear.[1]
The scroll is traditionally attributed to Tang painter Zhou Fang. Its dating has been debated. Use the painting to read the fall of the outer layer. The view of the finished outfit gives little evidence for a seam, hidden fastening or exact pattern.[2]
The Southern Song Garment From Huang Sheng’s Tomb
The burial of Huang Sheng preserves a broad-sleeved brown silk gauze outer robe with decorated edges. A narrower-sleeved silk gauze robe lay directly beneath it. That position documents the order of garments at burial.[3]
A study of the burial groups wide formal robes separately from narrow-sleeved robes, including garments comparable to the beizi (褙子, bèizǐ). Compare the cut with the straight-front beizi and look at the sleeve in relation to the whole layer.[4]
Wearing a Daxiushan Today
Modern hanfu makers use the name for flowing outer layers.[5] Try the layer over the actual skirt or jacket-and-skirt outfit you plan to wear. See how the front edges hang when your arms are down, then reach to a tabletop. A wide sleeve opening can look very different in motion. A gauze sample against the base colour also shows how much of the outfit will remain visible.
FAQs About the Daxiushan
Is the Daxiushan Always Sheer?
Silk gauze is documented in historical examples. The modern name describes a broad-sleeved garment, and its transparency depends on the material.[3][5]
Did Tang and Song Examples Have the Same Pattern?
The Tang-style painting shows drape and layering. The Southern Song garment preserves construction details for a different object and setting.[1][2][3]
What Makes a Broad-Sleeved Layer Distinctive?
Start with the volume of cloth beneath the arm and at the opening. The collar, edging and underlayers help establish the rest of the silhouette.[1][3][4]
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[1] Dalian University of Technology Library. Dong Baohou on Court Ladies Adorning Their Hair With Flowers
[2] National Central University. Dating the Dress and Accessories in Court Ladies Adorning Their Hair With Flowers
[3] Zheng Jiali. Southern Song Textiles From the Tomb of Huang Sheng
[4] Journal of the National Museum of China. Women’s Dress in Huang Sheng’s Southern Song Tomb
[5] Maastricht University Research Portal. Enregistering Hanfu Through Language and Clothing Branding