M0020042: Chinese anatomical figure of man used in acupuncture: front view

Date:: 1965-1976

Reference:: WT/D/1/20/1/179/17

Part of:: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive

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Wellcome Trust Corporate ArchiveWT
- Direct activitiesWT/D
  - Library and MuseumWT/D/1
    - Images from the photographic libraryWT/D/1/20
      - Photographic library: "M" seriesWT/D/1/20/1
        "M" series glass plate negatives: M0020026-M0020118WT/D/1/20/1/179
        M0020042: Chinese anatomical figure of man used in acupuncture: front viewWT/D/1/20/1/179/17

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M0020042: Chinese anatomical figure of man used in acupuncture: front view. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced July 2022: Chinese anatomical figure of man used in acupuncture

Description

Photograph of a 16th century bronze anatomical figure used to indicate acupuncture treatment. It was purchased by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1920 and accessioned in 1939 (accession number R1463/1939). Related images: M0020044

Publication/Creation

1965-1976

Physical description

2 photographs sheet film negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm photographic print; 9 x 12 cm

Related material

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register which provides an entry for the item: R1463/1939

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Notes

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.

Terms of use

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