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Chinese C18 woodcut: 'Traction rope and piled bricks'
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Chinese C18 woodcut: 'Traction rope and piled bricks'
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Early 18th-century Chinese woodcut illustrating the use of the 'traction rope and piled bricks' (pansuo diezhuang) method, fromYizong jinjian:Zhenggu xinfa(The Golden Mirror Of Medicine: Essential Knowledge and Secrets of Bonesetting Manipulations).A medical anthology in 90 juan (volumes/fascicles),Yizong jinjianwas executed as an imperial commission by Wu Qian (Qing period, 1644-1911) et al., and printed in Beijing at Wuyingdian (the Hall of Martial Prowess - the imperial printing house) in 1742 (7th year of the Qianlong reign period of the Qing dynasty).Zhenggu xinfais one of 15 monographs included in the anthology. It is a systematic treatise on damage and fracture to the bones and skeleton in Chinese medicine in four volumes. It records Qing and pre-Qing external treatments for bone trauma, various internal treatment techniques, and treatments for trauma to 46 bones of the body. The section on 'External treatment' contains 10 illustrations.
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Keywords: Bone setting, Chinese Medicine, External medicine, TCM, Medicine, Chinese Traditional, Orthopedic Procedures
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  • Library reference: External Reference Wang Shumin II 645, External Reference Ma Hai 22/1742 Qiu 645 and External Reference Vivienne Lo
  • Photo number: L0039944
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