中醫舌苔圖譜 [Catalogue of tongue coating diagnoses in Chinese medicine].
Auteur/ Illustrator:Song Tianbin ed. Boektitel:Catalogue of tongue coating diagnoses Publicatiejaar oudste item:1984 Druk:Eerste druk Taal:Chinees Originele taal:Ja Uitgever:People's Medical Publishing House, Beijing Band:Harde kaft Extra's:Met slipcase Afmetingen:21×13 cm
Each page of this atlas of the tongue, released by the People's Medical Publishing House, features a close-up of an individual tongue, accompanied by a description of it's appearance and diagnoses of posible underlying health issues. Analysis of the tongues appearence as an indicator of physical dysfunction dates back - according to this book - to The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine, which dates from the second century BCE.
The Chinese Photobook, Parr/WassinkLundgren, page 259
