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From Dr Peter Parker's report: ‘Case of malpractice. June 1838. Le Sanying, aged 27, of Hwa heen, one year previous to her coming to the hospital had a tumour the size of a hen's egg, upon the forehead. The Chinese as usual applied escharotics (a corrosive substance applied to living tissue in order to produce a slough or scab), by which it was converted into an ulcer of a bad character. A more pitiable object seldom presents itself, than was this woman at her first visit.
Title
A Woman (Le Sanying) with Tumours on Her Forehead and under Her Left Ear
Date
1838 (?)
Medium
gouache on paper (?)
Measurements
H 52 x W 36 cm
Accession number
643385i
Acquisition method
purchased by the Wellcome Library from John Kemp Oriental Works of Art, 2005
Work type
Watercolour
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