M0007512: Two decorated mortars

Photograph of two carved Chinese mortars in ivory depicting a dragon and a bird, possibly a phoenix, within foliage. The mortars were previously part of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum but are not held by Wellcome Collection. Another photograph of this image was accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum on 4th April 1936 (PHO 7847). Related images: M0007511

6 September 1940

2 photographs glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm photographic print 8.8 x 13.9 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register for another photograph of the same image:PHO 7847.

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.