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Woodcut fromTong ren shu xue zhen jiu tu jing(Illustrated Manual of Acupoints on the Bronze Man) by Wang Weiyi, published in 1443 (8th year of the Zhengtong reign period of the Ming Dynasty), illustrating the system of proportionate body measurements. This illustration consists of a simple outline drawing of a human body, viewed from the front. Captions on the image indicate the distances between various landmarks on the surface of the body, as an aid in establishing the location of acupoints and the paths of the channels at the front of the body. For instance, the sides of the head are labelled: 'From the front of the ears to theermenpoint is 1cun5'; the face is labelled 'Distance between the cheekbones 7cun', etc. The units of measurement are thechi[Chinese foot] andcun[Chinese inch], the length of thecunbeing based on the proportions of the individual's body, i.e. 1cun= the distance from the base of the middle finger to the end of the crease of the middle joint. 10cun= 1chi. See 'Lettering' for further details. NB. There are close similarities between this image, L0037494 and L0037955. Wellcome Images |
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Short title | L0034732 Body measurements, front view, Chinese woodcut, 1443 |
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Author | Wellcome Library, London |
Headline | L0034732 Body measurements, front view, Chinese woodcut, 1443 |
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Image title | L0034732 Body measurements, front view, Chinese woodcut, 1443
Credit: Wellcome Library, London. Wellcome Images images@wellcome.ac.uk http://wellcomeimages.org Woodcut from Tong ren shu xue zhen jiu tu jing (Illustrated Manual of Acupoints on the Bronze Man) by Wang Weiyi, published in 1443 (8th year of the Zhengtong reign period of the Ming Dynasty), illustrating the system of proportionate body measurements. This illustration consists of a simple outline drawing of a human body, viewed from the front. Captions on the image indicate the distances between various landmarks on the surface of the body, as an aid in establishing the location of acupoints and the paths of the channels at the front of the body. For instance, the sides of the head are labelled: 'From the front of the ears to the ermen point is 1 cun 5'; the face is labelled 'Distance between the cheekbones 7 cun', etc. The units of measurement are the chi [Chinese foot] and cun [Chinese inch], the length of the cun being based on the proportions of the individual's body, i.e. 1 cun = the distance from the base of the middle finger to the end of the crease of the middle joint. 10 cun = 1 chi. See 'Lettering' for further details. NB. There are close similarities between this image, L0037494 and L0037955. Woodcut Library of Zhongguo zhongyi yanjiu yuan (China Academy for Traditional Chinese Medicine) Tong ren shu xue zhen jiu tu jing (Illustrated Manual of Acupoints on the Bronze Man) Wang Weiyi Published: 1443 Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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