Compendium of Materia Medica Illustrations

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Yellow Rattan original: "黃藤"

A woodcut illustration from a traditional Chinese pharmacopoeia. At the top of the frame, the title characters for "Yellow Rattan" are printed in a large, clear typeface. The illustration below shows a man in traditional working attire, including a headcloth and belted tunic, standing before a sturdy tree with a thick trunk and a full, leafy canopy. He holds a curved blade in his right hand and appears to be making an incision or harvest from the tree's bark. The ground is rendered with simple, expressive ink lines and a few rocks.