What is the historical value of silk calligraphy and painting in Mawangdui Han Tomb?

There are 29 pictures of comets in the silk book of Mawangdui ancient tomb in the Western Han Dynasty, which shows that people at that time have noticed different forms of comets and have scientific value. There are the earliest astronomical works in the world and the oldest medical monograph in Washington, which are extremely valuable, artistic and practical.

After the publication of Mawangdui's silk books "The Book of the Yellow Emperor" and "Laozi", the academic circles had a brand-new understanding of Taoist works in the early Han Dynasty. Silk manuscripts similar to the Warring States Policy are important historical materials for studying the struggle of uniting with Lian Heng in the middle of the Warring States Period. The Four Classics of the Yellow Emperor urges the academic circles to re-examine many handed down documents. Classic, Sixteen Classics, Weighing and Daoyuan were written at the end of the Warring States Period and were popular in the early years of the Western Han Dynasty. Some scholars believe that this is the Four Classics of the Yellow Emperor mentioned in Han Shu Literature and Art Record.

Generally speaking, the unearthed silk books involve political reform, military affairs, ideology, culture, science and other aspects from the Warring States to the early Western Han Dynasty, and have important academic value, which can be used as the basis for sorting out ancient books handed down from generation to generation. It is not only the first-hand data for studying history, but also provides a valuable basis for studying calligraphy and its evolution and development in Han Dynasty. Mawangdui silk book is the most important discovery of bamboo and silk literature in Han Dynasty.

The destruction of Mawangdui Han Tomb provides extremely important material data for studying the development of handicraft industry and science and technology in the early Western Han Dynasty, as well as the historical culture and social life at that time.