Chu silk manuscripts
E186381
The Chu silk manuscripts are ancient Chinese texts from the Warring States period, written on silk and notable for their early depictions of cosmology, mythology, and divination practices.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chu silk manuscripts canonical | 1 |
| Mawangdui silk texts | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Chinese manuscript
ⓘ
archaeological artifact ⓘ silk manuscript ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
sexagenary cycle
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese astrology
Chinese cosmology ⓘ Chinese folk religion ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese mythology
calendar systems ⓘ ritual practice ⓘ State of Chu ⓘ
surface form:
state of Chu
|
| civilization |
Ancient China
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient China
|
| condition | fragmentary ⓘ |
| contains |
astrological diagrams
ⓘ
cosmological diagrams ⓘ divination instructions ⓘ mythological narratives ⓘ ritual instructions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culture | Chu ⓘ |
| currentLocation | China ⓘ |
| date | circa 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| describedAs | early Chinese cosmological treatise ⓘ |
| discoveredIn |
Changsha
ⓘ
surface form:
Changsha area
Hunan Province ⓘ |
| discoveryContext | tomb excavation ⓘ |
| genre |
cosmological text
ⓘ
divination text ⓘ mythological text ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Warring States period ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| material | silk ⓘ |
| medium | ink on silk ⓘ |
| scriptStyle | Warring States Chu script ⓘ |
| significance |
earliest known Chinese silk manuscript with cosmological content
ⓘ
important evidence for development of Chinese calendar ⓘ important source for Warring States Chu religion ⓘ important source for early Chinese divination practices ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
history of science
ⓘ
religious studies ⓘ sinology ⓘ |
| topic |
deities of the four directions
ⓘ
directions and cardinal points ⓘ heavenly stems and earthly branches ⓘ omens and portents ⓘ ritual purity ⓘ sacrificial rites ⓘ |
| usedFor |
reconstruction of early Chinese cosmology
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study of Warring States religion ⓘ study of early Chinese writing on silk ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Chinese characters ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mawangdui silk texts