C20 Chinese medical illustration in trad. style: Face massage

Unknown artist

Wellcome Collection

A traditional Chinese medical illustration depicts a face with hands massaging the temples. Text is present in both the upper and lower sections of the image. Youke san zhong (Three Books of Paediatrics) is a mid 20th century composite edition of three classics of paediatrics: Zengbu douzhen yusui jinjing lu (The Gold And Chalcedony Mirror of Pox Diseases, Expanded Edition) by Weng Zhongren (Ming period, 1368-1644), Youke tiejing (Iron Mirror of Paediatrics) by Xia Ding (Qing period, 1644-1911), and Xiao'er tuina guangyi (Overview of Paediatric tuina Massage) by Xiong Yingxiong (Qing period). A small number of illustrations are included in a supplement. This illustration of massage at the cuanzhu (Gathered Bamboo) point, in traditional ink and brush style, is one of six illustrations of f