Asian Medicine
Stone amulet contained within a leather purse, by the Na-Khi tribe of South West China
Lancet, steel, Chinese
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
2000-5000
Fossilized horse(?) teeth, Dragon's teeth, used to cure acute mania, in glass topped display box, from Hong Kong, Chinese, about 2,000 000 BC to 500,000 BC
Metal and glass oil lamp, used in opium smoking, Chinese
Smoking
Metal knife, with metal blade and open work handle, used for cutting opium, Chinese
1870-1910
Pair of shoes for women with bound feet, wooden sole with brocade uppers, decorated with applique and embroidery, Chinese, 1870-1910
Pair of shoes with embroidered silk uppers, worn by Chinese lady with bound feet, Chinese, 1870-1910
1700-1920
Ivory figure of a woman reclining on upholstered wooden couch, China, 1700-1920
Pair of shoes, for bound feet, silk covered wooden soles and silk uppers, decorated with braid and embroidery, Chinese, 1870-1910
Wooden geomantic compass, Chinese
Forceps, steel, Chinese
Pharmacy-ware
1881-1885
Pharmacy model, Guangzhou, China, probably 1881
1850-1920
Sample of fungus, Fu ling (Sclerotium poriae cocos) used in Chinese Medicine, probably China, 1850-1920
Pair of sandals, woven in fibre and strips of cotton cloth, apparently worn by farmers and labourers, Chinese, 1870-1910
1880-1920
Group of painted wooden figures, showing possibly a doctor examining a woman patient, seated either side of large table, woman richly dressed and with bound feet, Chinese, 1880-1920
Scissors, steel, handles bound in cane, Chinese
Scissors, steel, Chinese, from Church Missionary Society
before 1936
Scissors, steel, Chinese
Metal knife, with wooden handle mounted with a dragon's head, used for cutting opium, Chinese
Crane-shaped scissors, metal, Chinese
1851-930
Carapace of turtle, in 2 sections in display box, used as emmenagogue, possibly Chinese, 1851 to 1930
Lancet, steel and brass, Chinese
1801-1900
Tin glazed stoneware bottle, decorated in blue, with the eight immortals, signed Gyozan, Chinese, 1801-1900
1600-1900
Balance, wood, Chinese, 1600-1900
Forceps, steel, possibly Chinese
Lancet, steel, Chinese, from Church Missionary Society
1801-1830
Two groups of playing cards, possibly two separate packs, motifs printed in black, decorated on reverse, Canton, Chinese, 1801-1830
Pair of sandals, with rope sides, enclosed heels and straps across front, embroidered decoration, Chinese, 1801-1900
