Bright armor in Tang dynasty

Let's talk about the bright armor in its heyday.

Ming Guang Jia in Tang Dynasty can be divided into five kinds according to chronological order.

Sui Jia, early Tang Jia, prosperous Tang Jia, middle Tang Jia and late Tang Jia took the statue of the god king in Dunhuang 194 as a typical specimen, and Dunhuang Cultural Relics Research Institute designated it as a work in the middle Tang Dynasty (763-820). The ear protection part of the helmet is upside down, and the body of the helmet is connected as a whole. The belt connecting the rear nail and the breastplate is tied around the chest and waist through the front buckle of the shoulder, and the circular abdominal nail is exposed above the belt. Put it on your shoulders like a tiger's head and hang your legs with leggings. The same specimen also has the portrait of Nan Wang in the mural of Cave 25 in Yulin Cave. V-shaped armor is the last form of bright armor. Please note that the helmet with upturned ear protectors is similar in shape to the helmet of the fifth generation.

In addition to bright armor, the more important armor in the Tang Dynasty was "Infantry Armor", represented by painted pottery figurines unearthed from a high tomb in 667. Wearing a helmet, the front and back of the bulletproof vest are buckled on the shoulders, and the shoulders are covered with animal skins. Two knee-high skirts hung from the belt, with rows of square nails painted on them. In Li Chongrun's tomb, a pottery figurine with a tiger helmet is wearing armor that also belongs to infantry armor. Infantry armor is the predecessor of the Song dynasty.

In addition, the light, fine scales, mountain books, hammers and chain mail in the real armor are also real armor.

From the introduction of the types of armor in the Tang Dynasty, we can find many armor made of silk or cloth. Experts believe that this kind of armor is ceremonial, not practical equipment.