Physiognomy Diagnosis Chart, 1817
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Physiognomy Diagnosis Chart, 1817
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Wellcome Images
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Physiognomy diagnosis chart, woodcut, 1817 edition of Bian Que maishu nan jing (Canon of Problems in Bian Que's Book of the Pulse) by Xiong Qinghu (Qing period). Each sector of the face corresponds to an internal organ. Ting (courtyard) head; queshang (above watch towers) throat; quezhong (between watch towers) lungs; and xiaji (the lower pole), also called wang gong (Royal Palace), heart. Zhixia (Lower Rectitude) liver, is flanked on left and right by sectors corresponding to the gall bladder,and below it lies the sector of the spleen. Fangshang (Upon the Square) corresponds to the stomach. The area from mianwang (Lord of the Face) upwards corresponds to the small intestine; around this is the area corresponding to the large intestine; and extending outwards from that is the area corresponding to the kidneys. By the kidneys is the sector corresponding to the navel. Below mianwang is the area corresponding to the bladder and genitalia.
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April 18th, 2016
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