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
1750-1800
Wooden figure showing moxibustion, signed Miwa with Kakihan, Japan, late 1700s
1701-1900
Ivory netsuke, in the form of a skeleton, perhaps representing death, strangling a man, Japanese, 1701-1900
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
Ivory figure in the form of a man massaging the back of another man who is reading, signed, Japan, 1700s or 1800s
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.
1871-1900
Ivory figure, depicting a doctor feeling the pulse of a woman patient, signed Chikaaki, Japan, late 1800s
1801-1900
Wooden statue depicting 'Shou-hsing' god of longevity, Chinese
1800-1920
Ivory anatomical figure showing the Qi channels, Japanese, 1800-1920
1681
Wooden acupuncture model, Japan, 1681
Boxwood human torso showing internal organs, Japan, 1800-1920
Ivory netsuke, in the form of a skeleton holding a fan and accompanied by an animal, possibly a badger, Japanese.
1771-1800
Wooden netsuke, depicting a man with a moxa on his leg, from the Nagoya school, signed Tametaka, Japanese, 1771-1800
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.
1831-1870
Enema syringe, steel, India, 1800s
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
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
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
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
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 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 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
Cupping horn, India
Ivory skull, with 3 toads and a snake climbing on it, possibly Japanese
1801-1930
Double-ended brass spoon, Indian, 1801-1930
Model of elephant carrying sacred alms bowl of Buddha, porcelain, Chinese
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
Metal statue of White Tara with Buddhisattva (bodhisattva) crown, representing wisdom and divine purity, Nepalase or Tibetan, 1801-1900
1701-1800
Cash sword, made up of coins, used to protect a new born baby from harmful spirits, Chinese, 1701-1800
Ivory netsuke, in the form of a skull with a snake threaded through it, Japanese, 1701-1900
1880-1900
Wood tonkatsu, frog and tree carved on side of box, carved to resemble bark, detachable lid linked by cord to box, surmounted by a pair of frogs arm wrestling on a leaf in form of the lid, cord gathered by curled lotus leaf in brass, surmounted by another smaller frog, Japan, 1800-1900
1751-1800
Cast bronze statue of deity, seated in half-lotus position, has a pairs of arms, wearing tiara, pendants etc., Sino-Tibetan, 1751-1800
Ivory miniature skull without teeth and mandible, signed, Japanese
Ivory model of a stylised human skull, with a snake, snails and toad climbing on it, probably a momento mori, Japanese, probably 1701-1800
1850-1910
Amulet, pierced brass dish, from which aew suspended metal pendant and many cowrie shells, by shredded leather thong, with jade pendant, Tibetan, 1850-1910
2005
Statue of Dhanvantari, painted plaster figurine of Indian Hindu god of medicine, supplied by Sacred Source, Crozet, USA, 2005
Brass incense burner in form of peacock, Indian, 19th century
Copper bowl, Dhara Chatti, with string loop for suspension, used in Ayurvedic Shirodhara therapy, manufactured by The Arya Vaidya Pharmacy Ltd, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, c2005.
Box of non-scarring 'Ohmi' moxa tubes, marketted especially at young people, from the surgery of a British practitioner c.1996, made by Sennendo Inc, Japanese, 1980-1990.
2004-2005
Two acupuncture needles in sterile packaging, manufactured by Seirin, Japan, 2004-2005
1980-1985
Presentation case containing reproductions of the tools used in the acupuncture method of insertion known as Hammer Needling, or Dashino, developed by Isai Mizono, consisting of a small wooden hammer and a 22ct gold 'Dream Splitting' needle, from the surgery of a British practitioner c.1996. handmade by Kanbe Genzo, Japanese, 1980-1985.
