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anonymous: T-shaped Painting on Silk  wikidata:Q17033800 reasonator:Q17033800
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Title
Chinese (China):
《马王堆一号汉墓T形帛画 Edit this at Wikidata》

T-shaped Painting on Silk
title QS:P1476,zh-cn:"马王堆一号汉墓T形帛画 Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Lzh-cn,"马王堆一号汉墓T形帛画 Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Lsl,"slika na svili v obliki črke T"
label QS:Len,"T-shaped Painting on Silk"
label QS:Lpl,"Jedwabna chorągiew z grobu Damy Dai w Mawangdui"
label QS:Lzh,"马王堆一号汉墓帛画"
Object type banner / silk painting Edit this at Wikidata
Description

The painting on silk depicts the heaven (upper part), the human realm (middle part), and the netherworld (bottom part).

Heaven:

  • Nüwa, depicted as a human with a serpent's body
  • Sun with its golden crow
  • Another eight suns in the Fusang tree
  • Toad on the moon
  • Chang'e flying to the moon
  • Heavenly gate separating heaven and earth as well as its gatekeepers

Human realm:

  • Xin Zhui (the deceased occupant of the tomb), accompanied by three maids of honor and welcomed by two minor officials, traveling over the road to heaven
  • People who are offering sacrifices and prayers in a memorial service

Netherworld:

  • Giant that stands on the back of whales while holding up earth
Depicted people Xin Zhui Edit this at Wikidata
Date circa 168 BC
date QS:P,-0168-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
 Edit this at Wikidata
Medium Three layers of silk
One piece of silk sewn over the whole width of the center part
A piece of silk sewn on each side of the upper part
A bamboo stick at top, wrapped by the silk
Four tassels made from indigo flax thread
Dimensions 205 cm long
92 cm wide at the top
47.7 cm wide at the bottom
Place of creation China during the Han dynasty
Place of discovery Mawangdui Edit this at Wikidata
Object history At the Mawangdui Han Tomb No.1 (belonging to Xin Zhui), during the evening of 25 April 1972, this T-shaped painting on silk was discovered on the coffin of the fourth layer. Over the course of the following days, it was carefully removed and secured for transport to the museum.
Exhibition history A reproduction of this banner can be publicly viewed.
Notes This is a funeral procession banner. During the Han dynasty, people believed that the spirit would leave the body upon death, becoming a wandering spirit. The spirit was called back to the body before burial by a banner, while the soul was restored by leaving the body in the coffin at home for a few days before burial to allow its return to the body. The banner was placed in front the coffin and would be held up while the coffin was being carried, guiding the spirit to the burial ground. After the memorial ceremony, the banner would be placed on top of the innermost coffin to be buried. This way, the spirit ascends heaven and the soul goes underground. This traditional practice is still extant in some form today.
References
Source/Photographer Screenshot stitched from the Flash website:
马王堆汉墓陈列全景数字展厅. Changsha: Hunan Provincial Museum.
Other versions
Image extraction process This image has an extracted file: Mawangdui silk banner from tomb no1 (Moon toad).jpg.
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Image extraction process This image has an extracted file: Mawangdui silk banner from tomb no1 (cropped - Heaven part).jpg.
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See also
InfoField
  • Different banner, from tomb 3
    Different banner, from tomb 3
Object location28° 12′ 42.3″ N, 112° 59′ 31.44″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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