“In the five-phase cosmology codified during the Han dynasty, yellow corresponded to tu (earth, the central element, the colour of the loess plateau where Chinese civilisation had taken root).

From there it was only a short step to claiming the colour for whichever family currently held the Mandate of Heaven.

The Sui and Tang courts established yellow as the imperial colour in the seventh century…”

#cdrama #costuming #china #histodons
https://storiedcolors.com/color/imperial-yellow/

“In the five-phase cosmology codified during the Han dynasty, yellow corresponded to tu (earth, the central element, the colour of the loess plateau where Chinese civilisation had taken root).

From there it was only a short step to claiming the colour for whichever family currently held the Mandate of Heaven.

The Sui and Tang courts established yellow as the imperial colour in the seventh century…”

#cdrama #costuming #china #histodons
https://storiedcolors.com/color/imperial-yellow/