Explore ceremonial objects and items relating to medical treatment and self-care from China, India, Tibet, Japan and other countries in the Middle East and Asia.
Asian Medicine
1801-1900
Steel tiger claw baghnakh with curved knife blade, Indian, 1801-1900
1681
Wooden acupuncture model, Japan, 1681
1880-1925
Kareau figure of carved and painted wood, anthropomorphic, representing standing male with wings and European clothes, from Nicobar Islands, Bay of Bengal, 1880-1925
Steel double-bladed dagger with knuckle guard and third blade, Indian, 1801-1900
1981-1990
Neuro-Softer W-4, low frequency transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator (TENS) for direct application of current via acupuncture needles, manufactured in Japan, 1980-1990, from the surgery of a British practitioner c.1996.
1701-1900
Ivory netsuke, in the form of a skeleton, perhaps representing death, strangling a man, Japanese, 1701-1900
Carved wooden statue of Li T'ieh-Kuai , one of the 8 Taoist Immortals who came back in form of a beggar, Chinese, 1801-1900
1871-1900
Ivory figure, depicting a doctor feeling the pulse of a woman patient, signed Chikaaki, Japan, late 1800s
1800-1920
Ivory anatomical figure showing the Qi channels, Japanese, 1800-1920
Ivory netsuke, in the form of a skeleton holding a fan and accompanied by an animal, possibly a badger, Japanese.
1771-1910
Carved wooden sanni mask, polychrome, worn in tovil dance to exorcise disease demon, possibly representing Amukku Sanniya, demon associated with vomiting and stomach diseases, Sinhalese, Sri Lanka, 1771-1910
1701-1800
Cash sword, made up of coins, used to protect a new born baby from harmful spirits, Chinese, 1701-1800
Raffia hanging loop, for large wooden sign, painted with a demons face, hung outside house to keep away evil spirits, China, 1801-1900
1750-1800
Wooden figure showing moxibustion, signed Miwa with Kakihan, Japan, late 1700s
Ivory figure in the form of a man massaging the back of another man who is reading, signed, Japan, 1700s or 1800s
Boxwood human torso showing internal organs, Japan, 1800-1920
1980-1990
Single phase electronic induction motor, by Hitachi, Tokyo, for Dry Cupping Vacuum Therapy, with twenty glass cupping vessels of various grades, from the surgery of a British practitioner c.1996, unsigned, Japanese, 1980-1990.
1771-1800
Wooden netsuke, depicting a man with a moxa on his leg, from the Nagoya school, signed Tametaka, Japanese, 1771-1800
1831-1870
Enema syringe, steel, India, 1800s
1771-1860
Painted wooden face mask, yellow with polychrome detail, representing Deva Sanniya, demon associated with epidemic diseases, inscription inside associates it with smallpox, Sinhalese, Sri Lanka, 1771-1860
Wooden disease mask, in the form of a human face, worn during Sanni Yakuma exorcism ritual to banish demons associated with disease, Sinhalese, Sri Lanka
Ivory netsuke, in the form of a skeleton leaning on a corn stalk with a rabbit nibbling at its elbow, Japanese, 18th or 19th century
Ivory skull, with 3 toads and a snake climbing on it, possibly Japanese
Ivory netsuke, in the form of a skull with a snake threaded through it, Japanese, 1701-1900
1700-1850
Tinder pistol in egg-shaped, fenestrated, pierced metal case, twin arms, twin steel worn as netsuke, Japanese, 1700-1850
Wooden model gandau of male figure in painted headdress riding a horse, north west Pakistan, 1801-1900
Stone amulet contained within a leather purse, by the Na-Khi tribe of South West China
Boxwood carved statue, in the form of a skeleton and a demon playing a musical instrument, depicting the dance of death, probably Japanese
Wooden model gandau of seated female figure in horned headdress, North West Pakistan, 1801-1900
Earthenware tea pot, Japanese, 18th or 19th century
Wooden statue depicting 'Shou-hsing' god of longevity, Chinese
Ivory model of a skull, finely carved with a snake coiled around the top on which a toad sits, Japanese
Lancet, steel, Chinese
Wooden netsuke in the form of a seated man grinding with a mortar and pestle, Japanese, 1701-1900
Carved and polychrome painted wooden face mask, representing Hevaya, the soldier from the kolam play, his face covered with sores and leeches, Sinhalese, Sri Lanka, 1771-1860
Ivory carved statue, in the form of half draped skeleton carrying a type of bucket and with a dog and some lotus flowers, Japanese
Wooden printing block, depicting a buddist talisman carved in relief on one side. The talisman is depicted held in the palm of a hand. Tibetan, 1701-1900.
1771-1900
Painted wooden mask with ear pieces, representing kolam play character Maru Raksha (Marurassa), the Demon of Death, Sinhalese, Sri Lanka, 1771-1900
Model of elephant carrying sacred alms bowl of Buddha, porcelain, Chinese
Metal statue of White Tara with Buddhisattva crown, representing wisdom and divine purity, Nepalase or Tibetan, 1801-1900
1801-1930
Double-ended brass spoon, Indian, 1801-1930
Cupping horn, India
before 1922
Wooden statue of Kuan Yin, goddess of mercy and maternity, represented as pregnant, Chinese
2005
Vial containing pills of Silicea 200 K, a homoeopathic remedy prepared for Drs Sachindra and Bhawisha Joshi, Mumbai, India 2005.
1751-1800
Ivory syringe from Sri Lanka, late 1700s, It is said to have been a gift to the Royal Physicians by King Keerthi Sri Rajasinghe.
1601-1900
Buddhist prayer wheel of silver and ivory, containing thousands of prayers, Tibetan, 1601-1900
Ivory netsuke in the form of Tanuki, Japanese raccoon dog, carrying his large scrotum. A mischevious figure in Japanese mythology commonly associated with excessive drinking and gluttony, made in Japan, 1701-1900
1871-1920
Fakir's sandal, wooden with iron spikes through sole and wooden toe peg, India, 1871-1920
Cupping kit, consisting of box containing three graded cupping glasses, for Dry Cupping Vacuum Therapy, Japan, 1980-90 from the surgery of a British practitioner c.1996.
Hachi wari or sword breaker, steel blade with lacquered wooden hilt in lacquered wooden scabbard, carved with demons, Japanese, 1801-1900
