Ivory figure of a woman reclining on upholstered wooden couch
- Made:
- 1700-1920
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Ivory figure of a woman reclining on upholstered wooden couch, China, 1700-1920
An ivory figure of a woman reclining on an upholstered wooden couch. Historians thought that Chinese women would point out where their body was affected by illness on a doll like this, instead of having a physical examination. Now most historians think this is a myth.
Details
- Category:
- Asian Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A39572
- Materials:
- figure, ivory, couch, wood and couch, cloth
- type:
- diagnostic figures
- credit:
- Glendining
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