A RARE ACUPUNCTURIST’S HEAD, QING DYNASTY
China, 19th century. The life-size male head naturalistically carved of two heavy segments of massive Hongmu, a fine varnish coating beautifully enhancing the natural grain of the wood, painted with Chinese characters in turquoise lacquer against numerous, partially connected acupuncture spots.

Provenance: From an old English private collection of medical antiques.
Condition: Chipping to right eyebrow. Some age cracks and losses as visible on images. Wear, traces of use and minor scratches. The base with minor old soiling.

Weight: 5.8 kilograms (without base)
Dimensions: Height 27 cm (without base) and 41 cm (with base)

Customized old wood base. (2)

Auction result comparison: Compare with a related acupuncturist’s figure sold at Bonham’s London, September 30th, 2009, in The Michael Bennett-Levy Early Technology Sale, lot 239.

清代針灸用頭像
中國，十九世紀。紅木真人大小頭像，清漆塗層，增强了木料的天然紋理，用綠松石色漆註明穴道。

來源：英國一個醫科古玩私人收藏
品相：右眉 上有一道切口，一些老舊磕碰，表面可見磨損、使用痕跡和輕微劃痕。

重量： 5.8 公斤 (不含底座)
尺寸： 高 27 厘米 (不含底座) ；41 厘米 (含底座)