Book copied on silk, Divination Based on the Observation of Five Planets
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.