File:Wooden sign painted with a demon's face, China, 1801-1900 Wellcome L0058519.jpg
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This image of a demon’s face was intended to be hung on the doors of homes in China to ward off evil spirits. One of the more ancient aspects of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) was the belief that spirits, ancestors and demons interfere with the body and cause illness. maker: Unknown maker Place made: China Wellcome Images |
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Short title | L0058519 Wooden sign painted with a demon's face, China, 1801-19 |
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Author | Wellcome Library, London |
Headline | L0058519 Wooden sign painted with a demon's face, China, 1801-1900 |
Copyright holder | Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Image title | L0058519 Wooden sign painted with a demon's face, China, 1801-1900
Credit: Science Museum, London. Wellcome Images images@wellcome.ac.uk http://wellcomeimages.org This image of a demon’s face was intended to be hung on the doors of homes in China to ward off evil spirits. One of the more ancient aspects of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) was the belief that spirits, ancestors and demons interfere with the body and cause illness. maker: Unknown maker Place made: China made: 1801-1900 Published: - Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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