Weight of Paper in the Han Dynasty
The Jie on display reads “wushiyi zhi zhong wu jin” (fifty-one leaves of paper weigh five jin). According to the Han scale, 1 jin is 16 liang; therefore, 51 leaves of paper were 80 liang with a single leaf being 1.5 liang or more, paper was imaginably thick. Scholars conclude that the relatively thick paper excavated from early periods was used for wrapping not writing.
- Item No.
- 306.10
- Period
- Han dynasty (206 B.C.–220 A.D.)
- Dimensions
- 長8.3、寬1.5、厚0.3公分
- Excavated/Findspot
- A33 Ulan-durbeljin
- Materials
- Wood
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