A Study Of The Celestial Picture Of The Eastern Han Dynasty Mural Tomb In Qushuhao, Jingbian

The mural grave of the Eastern Han Dynasty in Jing bian qu shu hao was excavated by the Shaanxi Provincial Archaeological Research Institute and the Jingbian County Cultural Relics Management Office in 2015.This mural is the 28th star map that was generally recognized by the academic community after its unearth in 2015.Its contents include not only the sun,the moon,the son-in-law of Fuxi,the twenty-eight stars of the four elephants,and some other stars,but even the zodiac lines are drawn,and the corresponding names are written on most of the stars as marks.This astronomical map is worth studying from both artistic and scientific value.In this paper,the case study method is used to study the sky map in the tomb of the Eastern Han Dynasty in Jingbian qu shu hao,and its composition,lines,colors,and elements are analyzed.And use this as a radiant point to analyze the astronomical maps from the scriptures of divination in the mythological period to the sun patterns on the colored stone plates of the Neolithic period,the "dragon and tiger mussel shell drawings" of the ancient tomb of Liyang,the rock paintings on the cliff of Generals,and the inscriptions on Yin Shang oracles in the pre-Qin period Divination texts,lacquer celestial maps of Zeng Houyi in the Warring States Period,celestial maps with small frescoes of Xi’an Jiaotong University in the Western Han Dynasty during the Han Dynasty,astronomical maps in Luoyang Shaogou M61 in the Western Han Dynasty,astronomical maps in Xinmang and the Eastern Han Dynasty tomb in Qianyang,Shaanxi,The sky map of the Han tomb in Zaoyuan Village,Pinglu,Shanxi uses the evolution of the sky map in typical tombs of various ages.And from the perspective of iconology,the astronomical maps in the tombs of the Eastern Han Dynasty in Jing bian qu shu hao reveal the development of astronomy,changes in social customs,the evolution of artistic spirit,and the profound influence of Chu culture on its artistic form during the Han Dynasty.At the same time,the three astronomical maps of the Xi’an Jiaotong University attached to the contemporary Western Han Dynasty,the astronomical map in Yintun Tomb of Luoyang in the New Mang Dynasty,and the astronomical map in Dingbian Tomb of Hao Tan,Shaanxi in the Eastern Han Dynasty were compared and analyzed.The elements were extracted and compared horizontally in a table to summarize the characteristics of the sky map in the Han Dynasty.