Acupuncture chart: midline of the head, Chinese woodcut
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Woodcut illustration from an edition of 1591 (19th year of the Wanli reign period of the Ming dynasty).
The 14 acu-moxa locations of the midline of the head are marked and labelled. See 'Lettering' for list of point names.
Lettering
Picture title: Illustration of the midline of the head. Other lettering (point names): Shenqu (Numinous Curve) - variant of shenting (Numinous Courtyard); shangxing (Upper Star); xinhui (Fontanelle Meeting); qianding (Anterior Crown); shencong (Numinous Intelligence); baihui (Hundred Meetings); houding Behind the Crown); qiangjian (Strong Space); naohu (Brain's Door); yamen (Portal of Muteness); fengfu (Palace of Wind)