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Chinese C18 woodcut: External medicine - syphilitic sores
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Chinese C18 woodcut: External medicine - syphilitic sores
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Early 18th-century Chinese woodcut illustrating syphilitic sores (yangmei jiedu,lit. 'Red-bayberry poison coagulation'), fromYizong jinjian: Waike xinfa(The Golden Mirror Of Medicine: Essential Knowledge and Secrets of External Medicine).A medical anthology in 90 juan (volumes/fascicles),Yizong jinjianwas executed as an imperial commission by Wu Qian (Qing period, 1644-1911) et al., and printed in Beijing at Wuyingdian (the Hall of Martial Prowess - the imperial printing house) in 1742 (7th year of the Qianlong reign period of the Qing dynasty).Waike xinfais one of 15 monographs included in the anthology. It is a systematic treatise on Chinese external medicine in 16 volumes. It covers the system of channel (meridians), ulcers and abscesses (yongju), and the treatment of external conditions of various parts of the body.It contains 266 illustrations.
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Keywords: Chinese Medicine, External medicine, TCM, Medicine, Chinese Traditional, Skin Diseases
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  • Library reference: External Reference Wang Shumin II 596, External Reference Ma Hai 22/1742 Qiu 596 and External Reference Vivienne Lo
  • Photo number: L0039895
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