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Chinese woodcut, 'abnormal' creatures are not comestible
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Chinese woodcut, 'abnormal' creatures are not comestible
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The woodcut shows three 'abnormal' goats - one white with a black head, one black with a white head and one with six horns. Two men are discussing the theory that the flesh of abnormal or malformed goats is poisonous and therefore unfit for consumption.

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Keywords: Abnormality; Hu Shihui; Ming period (1368-1644); Medicine, Chinese Traditional; Diet Therapy; Taboo
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  • Library reference: External Reference Cat. Zi 31/1331 Ma 9, External Reference Wang Shumin 9 and External Reference Vivienne Lo
  • Photo number: L0034699
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