Portrait No. 70

Creator:

Lam Qua, 1801-1860

Published/Created:

1834-1855

Physical Description:

61 cm. x 47 cm.

Materials:

Framed, oil on board

Notes:

Man with a tumor from left side of his waist.
Eighth Report, Chinese Repository, vol. 7, 1838-1837, p. 97: No. 4606, Gourd-shaped tumor, December 18th, 1837. Kwan Nanking, aged 42, of Nanhae, also of lymphatic temperament had a tumor pendulous from his left side immediately over the hip joint, precisely resembling a gourd. Its bulbous portion was about one foot circumference, and its neck four or five inches long, and the circular attachment of its peduncle about two inches diameter. Its lower part was in an ulcerated state. On the 28th of February it was removed and the patient was presently well. Its singular form and attachment entitle it to notice.
Donated by Peter Parker to the Yale School of Medicine and transferred to the Historical Library.

Variant Titles:

Kwan Nanking

Topics:

Medicine, Chinese
Missions and Missionaries
Missions, Medical
Neoplasms
Tumors

Topics:

China

Topics:

Case No. 4606
Kwan Nanking
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:

15948712

PID:

digcoll:2795062