Acupuncture chart with a series of points indicated on the figure of a standing Chinese man. Watercolour, China, 17--.
- Date:
- 1700-1799
- Reference:
- 567667i
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Shows one of the twelve systems of channels which run from the foot or hand through the major internal organs up to the throat, and which carry qi around the body. Each channel has a specifed number of acupuncture points symmetrically arranged on the left and right sides
Publication/Creation
1700-1799
Physical description
1 painting : watercolour ; image 30.2 x 23.6 cm
Lettering
Inscription in Chinese characters includes the labelling of each acupuncture (?) point
Reference
Wellcome Collection 567667i
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