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Described in Peter Parker's notebook, case No. 5,111, 11th April 1838: 'Woo Kinshing, aged 49, a fisherman from Shihszetow, near the Bogue, ten years since had a small tumour just below the clavicle on the left side. It had now attained a very great magnitude resembling in figure a tenor viol.’
Title
A Man (Woo Kinshing), Facing Front, with a Massive Tumour on the Left Side of His Trunk
Date
1837 or later
Medium
gouache on paper (?)
Measurements
H 52 x W 30 cm
Accession number
651164i
Acquisition method
purchased by the Wellcome Library from Joanna J. White Asian Antiques, 2005
Work type
Watercolour
Wellcome Collection
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