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Ink drawn portrait of a Chinese man in traditional garbs
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Ink drawn portrait of a Chinese man
Page opening of a book with Chinese characters and drawings
Page opening of a book with Chinese characters and drawings
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Page opening of a book with Japanese text and drawings
Ink drawn portrait of a Chinese man in traditional garb
Page opening of a book with Chinese characters and drawings
Page opening of a book with Chinese characters on blue and white pages
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Page opening of a book with Chinese and Japanese text
Page of a book with Chinese characters and illustrations
Ink drawn portrait of a Chinese man in traditional garb

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Page opening of a book with Chinese characters and drawings

醫僊圖讃 (Pictures of Famous Men of the Medical Profession), 1686

醫僊圖讃 (Pictures of Famous Men of the Medical Profession), 1686

This volume is comprised of 32 illustrations of famous medical men, each accompanied by an admiring poem. Shown on the right side is Chang Chung-ching.