自1972湖南長沙馬王堆一號漢墓T形帛畫出土以來，近40年間，學術界對這幅T形帛畫的研究未曾間斷，發表了許多頗有見地的論文和專著，試歸納其中研究問題的面向，則圍繞著對T形帛畫名稱、用途和內容三大焦點問題上。實則，對這三大焦點問題的研究是不能分割的，因為此三者乃是互為因果關係。本文並不欲對T形帛畫名稱、用途和內容三大問題作全面性的研究；本文只想從T形帛畫的圖像內容，更深入地論述帛畫魂護靈功用，提出經過反覆深思後的一些看法，冀望為日後全面研究T形帛畫名稱、用途和內容作出鋪壂。

The project is about ”To discuss the meaning of image in T-shape silk painting from Manwangdui Number 1 Tomb's in a guard of the spirit”. T-shape silk painting is also known as ”Ming-Fan” (It means the inscription was written on the streamer.), and it was a mortuary object for nobles when the Han dynasty. The image is about the type how to set offerings was be drawn on the center, that can show the scene of worship. As time goes by, the ceremony of worship is becoming more complete, so that the soul of dead would has a place to live, and never be forgotten by the descendants. There are two statements to the dead, the first one is that though the people has died but his soul will live in the underworld and also keeping the ceremony of worship, just like still alive, but the live person can't communicate with the soul. And the other is the soul could return to this world to accept the worship with descendants, and furthermore the live person can communicate with the soul. So this image can take on the meaning of worship to conform the tradition ”to take care of either the dead or the live person”.