Portrait No. 02

Creator:

Lam Qua, 1801-1860

Published/Created:

1834-1855

Physical Description:

61 cm. x 47 cm.

Materials:

Framed, oil on board

Notes:

Seated young woman with a tumor on the right side of her upper lip.
Ninth Report of the Ophthalmic Hospital in Canton for the quarterly term ending in December 31st, 1838. Chinese Repository, Vol. 7. 1838-1839, p. 584: No. 6071. Dec 14th. Tumor pendulous from the upper lip. Kwo Pe, aged 27, from Shuntih. Seven years since, this amiable young woman found a tumor commencing on the right side of the upper lip. It had now attained the size of her fist, and hung pendulous, reaching below the chin, and carrying the underlip to the left side; it not only greatly disfigured her, but impeded her speech, and required to be supported when she ate.
Dec 19th the tumor was removed by the hare lip operation, two arteries of considerable size were divided (…) The third day from the operation, the first time of dressing, the needle was removed. The wound had nearly healed by first intention, and on the 5th, only a piece of sticking plaster was removed. In a few days more she was discharged perfectly well, and her natural features nearly restored. She showed her gratitude and respect by not kow-towing [italics by Peter Parker; “which is borrowed from kòu tóu in Mandarin Chinese, is the act of deep respect shown by kneeling and bowing so low as to have one's head touching”], knowing that it was offensive.

Variant Titles:

Kwo Pe

Topics:

Medicine, Chinese
Missions and Missionaries
Missions, Medical
Neoplasms
Tumors

Topics:

China

Topics:

Case No. 6071
Kwo Pe
Parker, Peter, 1804-1888

Genre:

paintings (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Paintings & Drawings

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement

Access Restrictions:

Public

Source Title:

Peter Parker Collection

Yale Collection:

Cushing/Whitney Medical Library

Digital Collection:

Lam Qua's Portraits of Peter Parker's Patients

OID:

15948647

PID:

digcoll:2795046