七年前,湖南长沙马王堆出土的西汉初年帛画曾轰动世界,多少人为之惊叹、考证、评论。本文拟就帛画上部天界正中的人首蛇身象作一些历史的、艺术的评议。(一)帛画分为天上,人间、地下三个部分,这在学术界看法基本一致。但对天界正中的人首蛇身形象究竟是谁,却有五种不同见解 Seven years ago, the early years of the Western Han Dynasty excavated from the Mawangdui in Changsha, Hunan Province have sensationalized the world. How many people were amazed at it, and verified and commented on it. This article attempts to make some historical and artistic comments on the figure of the leader of the celestial being in the upper part of the silk painting. (A) silk painting is divided into heaven, earth, underground three parts, which is basically the same view in academia. However, there are five different opinions about who the image of the person in the middle of heaven is