M0020054: Chinese anatomical female figure reclining on a couch

Previous title, replaced July 2022: Chinese anatomical female nude figure reclining on a couch.

Photograph of a carved ivory nude female figure reclining on a couch, intended for patients to point out where an ailment was to the doctors. It was purchased at auction by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1915 and accessioned in 1939 (accession number R1468/1939)

1965-1976

1 photograph sheet film negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register which provides an entry for one of the items: R1468/1939

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.