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Framed rubbing on paper with brown wood frame. Brown wax seal at rear bottom right corner. A plaque made by a patient who appreciated the doctor.
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Framed rubbing on paper with brown wood frame. Brown wax seal at rear bottom right corner. A plaque made by a patient who appreciated the doctor.
Small elongated framed floral reproduction artwork in dark brown frame with cream window mount with silver edge. Picture depicts chrysanthemums and a hillside on a gold backgrounds with a butterfly at top right and Chinese script at top left and bottom right corners. Black felt rear face with hinged stand. Signs of warping.
chinese corporate collection
Thirty-two (32) framed plant specimens, including 1) Che Qian Cao, 2) shi jun zi, 3) dan zhu ye, 4) ya dan zi, 5) ai ye, 6) ba dou, 7) huang qi, 8) sang ye, 9) bi mazi, 10) mo han lian, 11) botle, 12) xiang fu, 13) guang jin qian cao, 14) yi yi ren, 15) shang lu, 16) zi su ye, 17) dan shen, 18) ren shen, 19) wu jia pi, 20) ba ji tian, 21) chuan xin lian, 22) man jin zi, 23) bau mao gen, 24)shen xiang, 25) guang huo xiang, 26) qing ziang zi, 27) qing hao, 28) shi chang pu, 29) jin qian cao, 30) hai jin sha, 31) xiao hui xian, 32) gan sui.
chinese medicine, herbal medicine, rmit chinese medicine collection
Large bronze bust of Confucius sitting on top of a purpose built black painted wood plinth with red painted wood topper. Bronze plaque at front.
Confucious (551Bc - 479BC) [Chinese script] (Kong Zi)
confucius, chinese medicine, rmit chinese medicine collection
Large soft, hollow plastic model of ear with red spots and black Chinese script on purpose made, removable dark brown wood stand. Ear is attached to mount by two small horizontal wood dowels that meet holes in rear face of ear. One (1) pack of vaccaria seeds in small plastic snap lock plastic bag. There are ten (10) sheets of vaccaria seeds with each sheet holding sixty (60) seeds on translucent orange sheets with small, square fabric backing at the rear of each seed compartment.
acupuncture, chinese medicine, vaccaria, herbal medicine, rmit chinese medicine collection
伏羲 中国神话中人类的始祖,上古三皇之一。所处时代约为旧石器时代中晚期。在医 学方面,传说他发明了八卦,演示阴阳学说,成为中医理论的基础,同时又发明了九 针,为针灸学之始祖。 Fu Xi First of the three mythological emperors of ancient China and the earliest ancestor for humans according to Chinese legends. He is said to have lived in the mid to late stages of the Old Stone Age. Medically, legend tells he discovered the famous Chinese eight trigrams (bagua), developed yin-yang theory which became the principal of traditional Chinese medicine. Fu Xi is the pioneer of acupuncture and invented the nine classical needles.
Small silver coloured metal sculpture on sqaure wood base with Chinese script along front.
fu xi, chinese medicine, yin-yang, bagua, acupuncture, rmit chinese medicine collection
张仲景 张仲景(约 150~219 年),名机,东汉末年医学家,著成《伤寒杂病论》,确立 了对伤寒病的六经辨证体系和治疗杂病的原则。被后世尊称为 “医圣”。 Zhang Zhongjing Zhang Zhongjing (about 150~219 A.D.), courtesy name Ji, a well known physician of the late Eastern Han dynasty. He compiled the famous “Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Disease” and established the six-meridian pattern identification and syndrome differentiation. Later generations portray him as the “Medical Saint”.
Three reproduction volumes printed on light tissue paper in black ink with blue soft cover and white thread binding.
zhang zhongjing, chinese medicine, rmit chinese medicine collection
《难经》,中医古代四大经典之一,共 81 篇,作者传说为名医扁鹊。成书于公元前 4 世纪到公元 2 世纪之间,补充阐述中医理论的重要著作。 Classic of Difficult Issues One of the four classic literatures of traditional Chinese medicine, contains 81 chapters, author is said to be famous physician Bian Que. The book was published between the 4th A.D. and the 2nd century B.C., this important work supplemented to the theory of traditional. Chinese medicine.
Three reproduction volumes in black in on light paper with white thread binding.
chinese medicine, bian que, rmit chinese medicine collection
Stepless single. Republic.
chinese medicine, rmit chinese medicine collection
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