Who are the characters in the Western Han Dynasty? Let's look at the silk book of Mawangdui in Changsha.

For calligraphy, most of us have limited knowledge, one for personal reasons and the other for historical inheritance, but in any case, this field is worth lifelong learning. When did you know your first calligraphy?

The owner of the distant poetry library must be considered by many people as Oracle Bone Inscriptions, yes! Oracle Bone Inscriptions appeared 3 100-3400 years ago. Oracle Bone Inscriptions is an ancient script in China, an early form of Chinese characters, sometimes regarded as a kind of Chinese characters, and also the oldest mature script in Chinese dynasties.

Oracle Bone Inscriptions is no stranger to everyone, but how much do you know about the writing of the Western Han Dynasty? The silk book of the Western Han Dynasty was unearthed in Mawangdui, Changsha, about 1800 years ago, and some characters on it reflected the characters of the Western Han Dynasty. So what font was the writing in the Western Han Dynasty?

In the early Western Han Dynasty, the official seal script was Xiao seal script, and another official script appeared and became popular among the people. It was not until the late Western Han Dynasty that official script was widely used. The silk script of the Western Han Dynasty that we saw in Hunan Museum was the official script written at that time.

Here are some silk books of the Western Han Dynasty unearthed in Mawangdui, Changsha. Please enjoy them:

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