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
Smoking
Metal knife, with metal blade and open work handle, used for cutting opium, Chinese
Metal and glass oil lamp, used in opium smoking, Chinese
Pharmacy-ware
1881-1885
Pharmacy model, Guangzhou, China, probably 1881
Ivory and wood back scratcher, with long cylindrical stem terminating in a hand, a copy of an original Chinese back scratcher
1850-1920
Sample of fungus, Fu ling (Sclerotium poriae cocos) used in Chinese Medicine, probably China, 1850-1920
1700-1920
Ivory figure of a woman reclining on upholstered wooden couch, China, 1700-1920
before 1936
Scissors, steel, Chinese
1870-1910
Pair of wooden soled shoes, silk covered with silk uppers and leg coverings, embroidered with silk and gold braid, Chinese, 1870-1910
Lancet(?), steel and string, Chinese
1801-1900
Long brass tweezers with triangular head, decorated with gold lacquer, Chinese, 1801-1900
Pair of shoes, for bound feet, silk covered wooden soles and silk uppers, decorated with braid and embroidery, Chinese, 1870-1910
Forceps, steel, Chinese
Pair of shoes for women with bound feet, wooden sole with brocade uppers, decorated with applique and embroidery, Chinese, 1870-1910
Wood and ivory back scratcher, cylindrical rod with wooden knop at one end and ivory hand at other, possibly Chinese
Crane-shaped scissors, metal, Chinese
Scissors, iron, Chinese
Tweezers, steel, Chinese
Scissors, steel, Chinese(?)
Lancet, steel and brass, Chinese
Scissors, steel and straw, Chinese(?)
1851-930
Carapace of turtle, in 2 sections in display box, used as emmenagogue, possibly Chinese, 1851 to 1930
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
Slab of compressed tea, plain, Chinese, 1801-1900
Forceps, steel, possibly Chinese
Dental forceps, steel, Chinese
Steel for making a spark, roughened steel attached to oblong wooden handle carved with Chinese characters, Chinese, 1801-1900
Pair of shoes with embroidered silk uppers, worn by Chinese lady with bound feet, Chinese, 1870-1910
