Medicine

29-237-141

From: China | Zhejiang

Curatorial Section: Asian

Object Number 29-237-141
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China | Zhejiang
Date Made 19th Century
Section Asian
Description

目魚骨. Back-bones of a cuttle-fish. Mixed with native wine for cancer. From Ningbo and suburbs. Value at Ningbo, $1 per picul. One of a collection of samples of Chinese medicine, each in an individual glass jar sealed with cork top.

Credit Line Gift of R. Stewart Culin, pre-1903
Other Number 4265 - Other Number | CG98-1-72.147 - Found in Collection Number

Report problems and issues to digitalmedia@pennmuseum.org.