M0020063: Chinese anatomical figure reclining on a black wooden stand

Previous title, replaced August 2022: Chinese anatomical figure

Photograph of a carved ivory nude female figure which would have been used as a diagnostic tool by Chinese doctors. It was purchased at auction by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1932 and accessioned in 1936 (accession number R2580/1936)

1965-1976

1 photograph sheet film negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register which provides an entry for the item: R2580/1936

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.