Portrait of the King of Medicine
Qing Dynasty
Wood.H:39.5 cm,w:24 cm."King of Medicine" was the title under which Sun (among others)was worshiped as a popular deity.This sculpture is entitled "The King of Medicine Sits on a Tiger and Needles a Dragon."A dragon,above,waits with open mouth for treatment.Sun is sitting on the tiger’s back,grasping the dragon’s head with his left hand,and treating it with a needle held in his right hand(partially damaged).(Collection of Museum of Medical History Chengdu University of TCM)