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Amuletic Board, China, 1801-1900
This board is known as a joss-board and is hung on doors to prevent the entry of devils and evils 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. The symbol carved at the top of the wooden board is known as a Pa-Kau. The central red and black symbol represents the forces of y…
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Creator
- Science Museum, London
Subject
- amulet
- Traditional Chinese Medicine
Creator
- Science Museum, London
Subject
- amulet
- Traditional Chinese Medicine
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- Credit: Science Museum, London
Source
- L0057091
Identifier
- L0057091
- Science Museum A18987
- hvjbzw54
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- United Kingdom
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First time published on Europeana
- 2019-06-09T12:18:18.216Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-06-09T12:18:18.216Z
Keywords (provided by the community)
- People's Republic of China
- traditional Chinese medicine
- hardwood
- Eight Trigrams
- yin and yang