Bronze Medicinal Mortar
Ming Dynasty
H: 14 cm, mouth d: 10 cm. There are three straight lines running from the rim to the base, thus dividing the surface into three designs in relief: the character for "longevity," a Huangqi (Astragalus) plant growing out of a cliff, and a lotus blossom. (Collection of Museum for History of Medicine, Shanghai University of TCM.)