In the Han Dynasty (202 BC–220 AD), the yearning for immortality shaped art and burial. At Mawangdui, painted lacquer coffins swirl with clouds and strange beasts: symbols of ascent, spirit, and eternal journey.
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December 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
In the Han Dynasty (202 BC–220 AD), the yearning for immortality shaped art and burial. At Mawangdui, painted lacquer coffins swirl with clouds and strange beasts: symbols of ascent, spirit, and eternal journey.
🎨 动脉影
🎨 动脉影
Silk Shoes, Western Han dynasty, 2nd BCE. Unearthed from Mawangdui in Changsha, Hu'nan Province. Collection of Hu'nan Museum.
April 11, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Silk Shoes, Western Han dynasty, 2nd BCE. Unearthed from Mawangdui in Changsha, Hu'nan Province. Collection of Hu'nan Museum.
Lacquer Screen, Han dynasty, 2nd century BCE. Unearthed from Mawangdui in Changsha, Hu'nan Province. Collection of Hu'nan Museum.
March 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Lacquer Screen, Han dynasty, 2nd century BCE. Unearthed from Mawangdui in Changsha, Hu'nan Province. Collection of Hu'nan Museum.
Types of comet shapes, illustrated on a silk manuscript of Mawangdui, China, dating to approximately 300BC.
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December 4, 2024 at 9:15 AM
Types of comet shapes, illustrated on a silk manuscript of Mawangdui, China, dating to approximately 300BC.
www.hnmuseum.com/ko/gallery/n...
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Painted Wooden Weapon Rack, Han dynasty, 2nd century BCE. Unearthed from Mawangdui in Changsha, Hu'nan Province. Collection of Hu'nan Museum.
March 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Painted Wooden Weapon Rack, Han dynasty, 2nd century BCE. Unearthed from Mawangdui in Changsha, Hu'nan Province. Collection of Hu'nan Museum.
Walken would certainly use the Mawangdui mss. -- no punctuation
March 6, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Walken would certainly use the Mawangdui mss. -- no punctuation
As you can see over at wikisource, the Mawangdui texts are almost entirely devoid of punctuation.
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October 2, 2026 at 4:42 PM
As you can see over at wikisource, the Mawangdui texts are almost entirely devoid of punctuation.
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Hoy nos movemos hasta el yacimiento de Mawangdui, en Wulibei, Hunan (China), para hablar de una #ArqueoMomia muy especial: Xin Zhui, más conocida como “Lady Dai”.
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July 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Hoy nos movemos hasta el yacimiento de Mawangdui, en Wulibei, Hunan (China), para hablar de una #ArqueoMomia muy especial: Xin Zhui, más conocida como “Lady Dai”.
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¡Dentro Hilo!🧵
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#bskycometography no. 320
C/1097 T1
1097 Oct 2: Earliest mention from Chinese annals at maybe 1.5 mag, but also recorded in chronicles from Japan, Korea, all over Europe, Iraq and Armenia. The comet was past perihelion (Sep 22 at 0.30 au) and was last seen on Oct 25.
☄️🔭 #CometWatch
C/1097 T1
1097 Oct 2: Earliest mention from Chinese annals at maybe 1.5 mag, but also recorded in chronicles from Japan, Korea, all over Europe, Iraq and Armenia. The comet was past perihelion (Sep 22 at 0.30 au) and was last seen on Oct 25.
☄️🔭 #CometWatch
October 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
#bskycometography no. 320
C/1097 T1
1097 Oct 2: Earliest mention from Chinese annals at maybe 1.5 mag, but also recorded in chronicles from Japan, Korea, all over Europe, Iraq and Armenia. The comet was past perihelion (Sep 22 at 0.30 au) and was last seen on Oct 25.
☄️🔭 #CometWatch
C/1097 T1
1097 Oct 2: Earliest mention from Chinese annals at maybe 1.5 mag, but also recorded in chronicles from Japan, Korea, all over Europe, Iraq and Armenia. The comet was past perihelion (Sep 22 at 0.30 au) and was last seen on Oct 25.
☄️🔭 #CometWatch
it is a comforting thing to know that you participated in this ceremony- a ceremony from the deepest strata of chinese culture, recognisable to Qu Yuan, to Qin Shuhuang, to the occupants of the Mawangdui Tombs, to Zhu Xi-
My grandfather is now an ancestor, like them
My grandfather is now an ancestor, like them
September 23, 2023 at 7:06 AM
it is a comforting thing to know that you participated in this ceremony- a ceremony from the deepest strata of chinese culture, recognisable to Qu Yuan, to Qin Shuhuang, to the occupants of the Mawangdui Tombs, to Zhu Xi-
My grandfather is now an ancestor, like them
My grandfather is now an ancestor, like them
Take, say, the Daodejing, written in Classical Chinese.
Among the oldest surviving copies of the Daodejing are the Mawangdui texts, which would have been prepared at a time when the Classical language the text is written in was still relatively close to the spoken vernacular.
Among the oldest surviving copies of the Daodejing are the Mawangdui texts, which would have been prepared at a time when the Classical language the text is written in was still relatively close to the spoken vernacular.
October 2, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Take, say, the Daodejing, written in Classical Chinese.
Among the oldest surviving copies of the Daodejing are the Mawangdui texts, which would have been prepared at a time when the Classical language the text is written in was still relatively close to the spoken vernacular.
Among the oldest surviving copies of the Daodejing are the Mawangdui texts, which would have been prepared at a time when the Classical language the text is written in was still relatively close to the spoken vernacular.
"In this excerpt from Antiquities Explorer, Dr. M gets a good look at 2,200-year-old silk manuscripts discovered at Mawangdui, including the earliest copies of the Laozi and Yijing."
Trove of Ancient Silk Manuscripts Found at Mawangdui!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md8u...
Trove of Ancient Silk Manuscripts Found at Mawangdui!
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Trove of Ancient Silk Manuscripts Found at Mawangdui!
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October 30, 2024 at 3:29 AM
"In this excerpt from Antiquities Explorer, Dr. M gets a good look at 2,200-year-old silk manuscripts discovered at Mawangdui, including the earliest copies of the Laozi and Yijing."
Trove of Ancient Silk Manuscripts Found at Mawangdui!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md8u...
Trove of Ancient Silk Manuscripts Found at Mawangdui!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md8u...
I’m learning two moving qigong systems right now, and I’m frankly mad that my body seems to prefer the “medical” one from 1979 rather than the one that dates back to 1150 and could plausibly be said to derive from forms in the Mawangdui silk text daoyin diagrams (~150 BCE)
May 28, 2026 at 11:06 PM
I’m learning two moving qigong systems right now, and I’m frankly mad that my body seems to prefer the “medical” one from 1979 rather than the one that dates back to 1150 and could plausibly be said to derive from forms in the Mawangdui silk text daoyin diagrams (~150 BCE)
Hebei, c. 1938–1939. Lindsay Collection. Gymnastics became compulsory in girls’ primary schools under the 1907 late-Qing education reforms. Chinese gym exercises have older roots: illustrations survive from a Mawangdui tomb sealed in 168 BC, over 2,000 years ago.
September 25, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Hebei, c. 1938–1939. Lindsay Collection. Gymnastics became compulsory in girls’ primary schools under the 1907 late-Qing education reforms. Chinese gym exercises have older roots: illustrations survive from a Mawangdui tomb sealed in 168 BC, over 2,000 years ago.
When archaeologists escavated Han-era tomb Nr. 1 at Mawangdui 馬王堆 (near Changsha), they found the remains of a more than 2000-year old soup in a tripod. Look at those lotus roots, they look like freshly sliced!
June 24, 2024 at 1:19 PM
When archaeologists escavated Han-era tomb Nr. 1 at Mawangdui 馬王堆 (near Changsha), they found the remains of a more than 2000-year old soup in a tripod. Look at those lotus roots, they look like freshly sliced!
Erbei, also known as Yushang 羽觞 appeared during the Warring States and became a very popular form of drinking vessel by the Han dynasty up to Tang.
Many tombs of the Han dynasty were discovered with sets of lacquered Erbei cups throughout.
Many tombs of the Han dynasty were discovered with sets of lacquered Erbei cups throughout.
February 19, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Erbei, also known as Yushang 羽觞 appeared during the Warring States and became a very popular form of drinking vessel by the Han dynasty up to Tang.
Many tombs of the Han dynasty were discovered with sets of lacquered Erbei cups throughout.
Many tombs of the Han dynasty were discovered with sets of lacquered Erbei cups throughout.
Painted Wooden Figure, Han dynasty, 2nd century BCE. Unearthed from Mawangdui in Changsha, Hu'nan Province. Collection of Hu'nan Museum.
March 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Painted Wooden Figure, Han dynasty, 2nd century BCE. Unearthed from Mawangdui in Changsha, Hu'nan Province. Collection of Hu'nan Museum.
It seems likely that the figures were dressed in real clothing, much like this (smaller) steward figure from the Han tombs at Mawangdui. No arms or clothing survive at Yangling, but then it is hard to imagine the soldiers and servants going into the earth as armless nudes. (25/n)
June 13, 2024 at 8:22 AM
It seems likely that the figures were dressed in real clothing, much like this (smaller) steward figure from the Han tombs at Mawangdui. No arms or clothing survive at Yangling, but then it is hard to imagine the soldiers and servants going into the earth as armless nudes. (25/n)
Time to listen to the latest episode of @whitexblackrose.bsky.social 's excellent Burial Rites series and make notes on they can be implemented in #DnD #TRG #Worldcrafting.
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Mawangdui type mummies | L. Ann Ahlstrom Dickson
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January 3, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Time to listen to the latest episode of @whitexblackrose.bsky.social 's excellent Burial Rites series and make notes on they can be implemented in #DnD #TRG #Worldcrafting.
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I'd like to start reading the Dào Dé Jīng (The Way and its Power) next. This is only a PSA, because my books (like the DDJ translations) are in boxes. We're reflooring my library (study). I'm open to advice while I read online sources.
#Daoism
📸 DDJ silk manuscript from Mawangdui (2nd c. BCE).
#Daoism
📸 DDJ silk manuscript from Mawangdui (2nd c. BCE).
July 23, 2026 at 1:57 PM
I'd like to start reading the Dào Dé Jīng (The Way and its Power) next. This is only a PSA, because my books (like the DDJ translations) are in boxes. We're reflooring my library (study). I'm open to advice while I read online sources.
#Daoism
📸 DDJ silk manuscript from Mawangdui (2nd c. BCE).
#Daoism
📸 DDJ silk manuscript from Mawangdui (2nd c. BCE).
Now available! Comprehensively researched and lavishly illustrated, WRITING AND MATERIALITY IN ANCIENT CHINA offers a new understanding of the textual cultures of the early Western Han. buff.ly/d4wFU0F #Mawangdui #Sinology #AncientChina #EarlyChina #AncientChina #ChineseTombs #AcademicChatter
December 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Now available! Comprehensively researched and lavishly illustrated, WRITING AND MATERIALITY IN ANCIENT CHINA offers a new understanding of the textual cultures of the early Western Han. buff.ly/d4wFU0F #Mawangdui #Sinology #AncientChina #EarlyChina #AncientChina #ChineseTombs #AcademicChatter
En 1971 unos trabajadores que estaban construyendo un refugio antiaéreo para un hospital cercano a Changsha encontraron la tumba. Con ayuda de más de 1500 alumnos los arqueólogos excavaron el yacimiento de Mawangdui en 1972.
July 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
En 1971 unos trabajadores que estaban construyendo un refugio antiaéreo para un hospital cercano a Changsha encontraron la tumba. Con ayuda de más de 1500 alumnos los arqueólogos excavaron el yacimiento de Mawangdui en 1972.
He received his Licentiatus philosophiae at UZH in 1993 and concentrated on the Mawangdui sexual texts for his dissertation. The text, "sexuelle körpertechniken im alten China: seimbedürftige männer im umgang mit lebens-spenderinnen: drei manuskripte aus Mawangdui" (4/14)
March 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM
He received his Licentiatus philosophiae at UZH in 1993 and concentrated on the Mawangdui sexual texts for his dissertation. The text, "sexuelle körpertechniken im alten China: seimbedürftige männer im umgang mit lebens-spenderinnen: drei manuskripte aus Mawangdui" (4/14)
The earliest version of Tao Te Ching is the silk book of Mawangdui in the Han Dynasty and the Chu bamboo slips of Guodian in the Warring States Period. The words above are completely different from the popular version that has been tampered by Confucianists for thousands of years.
December 6, 2024 at 1:44 PM
The earliest version of Tao Te Ching is the silk book of Mawangdui in the Han Dynasty and the Chu bamboo slips of Guodian in the Warring States Period. The words above are completely different from the popular version that has been tampered by Confucianists for thousands of years.