hagoromo

A [b]hagoromo[/b] (羽衣, lit. "Feather Robe") is a long, thin [[shawl]] often associated with far-east celestial beings and deities.¶
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Despite being thin, it is often depicted being able to remain upright in the air on its own. The cloth was modeled after ancient China's clothing called, [i]pi-bo[/i] (披帛).¶
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Tales associated with the hagoromo include the Japanese legend of [i]tennin[/i] (spirtual beings who wear hagoromo) and some folkloric stories set in China, for example, [[Orihime (tanabata)|]] and [[Hikoboshi]].¶
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Buddhist deities' hagoromo-like shawls are called "天衣" (Chinese: [i]tian yi[/i], Japanese: [i]tenne[/i], [i]ten'e[/i], or [i]ten'i[/i]). On Danbooru, tian yi should be tagged as hagoromo for convenience. ¶
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h4.Examples¶
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* !post #902543: a white hagoromo¶
* !post #3148356: a white and red hagoromo¶
* !post #1783156: a pink hagoromo¶
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h4.Non-examples¶
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* !post #4090061: a [[feather boa]]¶
* !post #5675215: a red [[stole]]¶
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h4. See also¶
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* [[Flowing dress (dq)|]] (a hagoromo-like item in [[Dragon Quest]])¶
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h4. External links¶
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* "Wikipedia: Tennin":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennin¶
* "Wikipedia: Velificatio":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velificatio (a similar concept in classical Western art)¶
* "Wikipedia (JP): Legend of Hagoromo":http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%BE%BD%E8%A1%A3%E4%BC%9D%E8%AA%AC