Yao Wang, Chinese god of healing also known as the 'King of Medicine', wearing traditional costume and holding a medicine container (?). Watercolour, China, 18--.
- Date:
- 1800-1899
- Reference:
- 567593i
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Revered as a healer and one with the knowledge of yan sheng, the process of achieving immortality through spiritual transformation and herbal medicine
Publication/Creation
1800-1899
Physical description
1 painting : watercolour ; sheet 26.5 x 23.1 cm
Lettering
Lettering includes artist's (?) stamp
Inscription in Chinese script gives Yao Wang's name
Reference
Wellcome Collection 567593i
Exhibitions note
Exhibited in "Asia: body, mind, spirit: Asian treasures from the Wellcome Library presented by Asia House and the Wellcome Trust" at The Brunei Gallery, School of Oriental and African Studies, London, 13 October - 12 December 2004.
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