描述Chinese charm to accelerate labour - Wellcom collection.jpg
English: Lettering
PICTURE TITLE: Numinous charm for the acceleration of labour. OTHER LETTERING: Write the charm with water mixed with cinnabar. It cures difficult labour; when swallowed, it is extremely auspicious. To drink it is auspicious, extremely auspicious. It cures painful labour; when swallowed, it is extremely beneficial. For pain in the belly, it is extremely auspicious.
Description
This is a charm to accelerate labour. The text states that, in case of difficult labour, a charm appropriate to the circumstances should be written out using cinnabar, and burnt to ashes over a lamp. The ashes should then be administered to the woman, mixed with water.
日期
First published in Europeana: 2018-01-29. Last updated in Europeana: 2018-01-31.
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