Bronze Man acupuncture figurine, back view, Chinese woodcut
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From an edition published in 1537 (16th year of the Jiajing reign period of the Ming dynasty). The image shows the standing acupuncture figurine (the 'Bronze Man'), from the back view, with five channels extending over the entire body, i.e. hand yangming (Yang Brightness) channel; hand shaoyang (Lesser Yang) channel; hand taiyang (Great Yang) channel; foot shaoyang (Lesser Yang) channel; and foot taiyang (Great Yang) channel.
Lettering
Picture title: Back view of the Bronze Man. Other lettering: Yangming (Yang Brightness); shaoyang (Lesser Yang); taiyang (Great Yang); (zu) taiyang ([foot] Great Yang); (zu) shaoyang ([foot] Lesser Yang)