Acupuncture chart in the form of a line drawing of a standing figure in profile with the acupuncture points marked in Chinese script. The title at the top reads: '側人明堂圖 ce ren ming tang tu' , which means 'Acupuncture point chart of a human profile.' The vertical column indicates that the chart was a gift to an imperial physician called '錢松鏡 qian song jing' from the Emperor in the 24th Chia-Ching year of the Qing dynasty. The lines beneath the title give the principles of acupuncture.
acupuncture chart
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