Book copied on silk, <i>Divination Based on the Observation of Five Planets</i>- Hunan Museum
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Book copied on silk, Divination Based on the Observation of Five Planets
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Medium:Silk
Date:Western Han (206 BCE-9 CE)

Dimensions:Length: 221.3cm; width: 49.2cm

Origin: Excavated from Han Tomb No.3, Mawangdui, Changsha City, Hunan Province, 1973

The manuscript consists of two parts: Divination Based on the Observation of Five Planets, which is a divinatory text, and Diagrams of the Movements of Five Planets. Both represent the high level of astronomy at that time.


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