Acupuncture chart with a series of points indicated on the figure of a standing Chinese man. Watercolour.
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Shows one of the twelve systems of channels which run from the foot or hand through the major internal organs up to the throat, and which carry qi around the body. Each channel has a specifed number of acupuncture points symmetrically arranged on the left and right sides
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1 painting : watercolour ; sheet 30.2 x 23.6 cm
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Inscription in Chinese characters includes the labelling of each acupuncture point: "Yang ming stomach channel. Left and right: 90 [acupuncture] points", i.e. the channel which passes through the region of the stomach
Exhibitions note
Exhibited in "Bodyscapes" at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 21st February 2020 - 24th July 2021
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Wellcome Collection 567656i
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