Lei Gong preparing medicines, from Buyi Lei Gong paozhi bianlan (Supplement to Lei Gong's Guide to the Preparation of Drugs), edition of 1591. Lei Gong is shown teaching humankind how to prepare drugs. We see him seated in the center of the composition, holding a medicine gourd in his left hand, in front of a backdrop of pine trees and auspicious cloud formations. The rest of the picture shows typical scenes of drug preparation in antiquity.
Lei Gong, Legendary Chinese Physician
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