What hairstyles did ancient ladies-in-waiting wear? Seek an accurate answer

Ladies-in-waiting mainly use double hanging comb weaving method. In ancient times, women kept their hair without cutting it, and combed it into a double bun, similar to a branch fork erected on their heads. Therefore, the ancients called this hairstyle "elegant bun", that is, double hanging comb weaving method.

Double hanging comb weaving method is to divide the top of hair into two strands, comb them into symmetrical bun or hair circle, and hang them on both sides relatively.

This hairstyle is mostly used for maids, maids, maids or underage girls. According to records, from the Qin Dynasty to modern times, the most typical ones are Shuangji and Twin Bun, which are especially common in the preserved ancient paintings.

The maid of the provider of the Thousand Buddha Cave in Dunhuang and the maid-in-waiting of Yan's Liedi Tu all have this hairstyle. Its changes generally include "double bun", "hanging bun" and "double flat bun".

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Records of this hairstyle in history

In the poem "Huansha Girl" written by Lu You in the Song Dynasty, "Jiangtou's daughter has a double bun and often presents mulberry horses with her grandmother."

Yuan Mei's "Poems with the Garden" has been published for seven years, and Cheng Zongluo's "Poems of Zhi Zhu in Yangzhou" says: "The new dishes are skillfully made into two temples, and the hundred butterflies are thin and cotton is warm."

A tomb of the Southern Liang Dynasty was discovered in Hanjiang, Yangzhou. There are many portrait bricks in the tomb, and there are 20 female customers on the brick, including 4 elephants and 16 baby elephants. Elephants' hair styles are all high-bun, which looks very ladylike, while elephants' hair styles are all double-comb. These little elephants are obviously "maids" serving ladies.

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Baidu encyclopedia-guzhuang hairstyle