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A woman, reclining, with a large tumour on her right breast. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 1837.

A woman (Leang Yen?) with a large tumour on her right hand, reclining and concealing her face. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 1838.

A man (Leang Ashing), in profile, with a tumour on the right side of his face. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, 1837.

A man (Kwan Nanking) with a large pendent tumour hanging from his hip. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 1837.

A man (Wan Wakae) with massive pendent tumours on the left side of his face. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 1838.

A girl (Akae) with a tumour over her right eye. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 183-.

A man (Choo Yihleang), facing front, with a massive spherical tumour on the right side of his neck. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, 1838.

A man with a cutaneous horn-like growth on the scalp. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 1837.

A man (Woo Kinshing), facing front, with a massive tumour on the left side of his trunk. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, 1837.

A woman, facing to right, with a large tumour covering her left eye. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 1838.

A man with a tumour below and behind his right ear. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 183-.

A woman, reclining, with a large tumour on her left breast. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 1837.

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Lam Qua

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Images by Lam Qua

Works from the collections

A man with a tumour below and behind his right ear. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 183-.

A woman, reclining, with a large tumour on her left breast. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 1837.

A man with a cutaneous horn-like growth on the scalp. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 1837.

A woman (Leang Yen?) with a large tumour on her right hand, reclining and concealing her face. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 1838.

A girl (Akae) with a tumour over her right eye. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 183-.

Lam Qua

Images from the collections

Images by Lam Qua

Works from the collections

A man with a tumour below and behind his right ear. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 183-.

A woman, reclining, with a large tumour on her left breast. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 1837.

A man with a cutaneous horn-like growth on the scalp. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 1837.

A woman (Leang Yen?) with a large tumour on her right hand, reclining and concealing her face. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 1838.

A girl (Akae) with a tumour over her right eye. Gouache, 18--, after Lam Qua, ca. 183-.

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