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Chinese woodcut: Healing by invocation. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Chinese woodcut: Healing by invocation
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Woodcut from Jiangxueyuan gufang xuanzhu (An Annotated Selection of Ancient Prescriptions from the Crimson Snow Garden), published in 1737 (2nd year of the Qianlong reign period of the Qing dynasty) -- chart showing the significance of two stars, Renquan (unidentified) and Diji (SP 8), for healing by invocation. Astrology was used to establish the causes of disease, in order to proceed to further prayers and sacrifices.
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PICTURE TITLE: Untitled. OTHER LETTERING: Invocatiosn to two Celestial Powers: Renquan (unidentified heavenly body) and Diji (SP 8).