Wooden sign painted with a demon's face, China, 1801-1900
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
Creator
- Science Museum, London
Subject
- shield
- Traditional Chinese Medicine
Creator
- Science Museum, London
Subject
- shield
- Traditional Chinese Medicine
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Rights
- Credit: Science Museum, London
Source
- L0058519
Identifier
- L0058519
- Science Museum A639108
- drjuvcjy
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-06-09T12:09:17.074Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-06-09T12:09:17.074Z
Keywords (provided by the community)
- People's Republic of China
- traditional Chinese medicine