This is a study on prohibition of White Gaments during the Yi Dynasty. The government prohibited to wear White Garments due to the theory of the Five Elements, Which claimed that the east were oliged to were not Which Garments but Blue ones. In spite ...
This is a study on prohibition of White Gaments during the Yi Dynasty. The government prohibited to wear White Garments due to the theory of the Five Elements, Which claimed that the east were oliged to were not Which Garments but Blue ones. In spite of me prohibition, White Garments were deeply favored by common people.
The reasons are as follows:
1. Economy : Dyes were costly
2. Technique : Dyeing methods were not fully developed.
3. Preference : Common people favored white color
4. Courtesy : White garments were symbolized courtesy in mourning