A Study on Tests of Inspection Drawings in

『동의보감(東醫寶鑑)』의 망진도상(望診圖像)에 관한 연구

Drawings are images or shapes of objects expressed on a flat surface using lines and colors. They not only make literal interpretations whole, supplement their meaning, but also expand them as well. Within the texts of , a total of 19 drawings can be found. Considering the position of in the history of oriental medicine, research on these drawings hold much importance. There are 19 diverse drawings in . As a result of thorough examination on these drawings, several characteristics could be found. First, out of the 19 drawings in , six are about diagnostics, which are 明堂部位 觀形察色圖 三關 圖 五輪之圖 八廓之圖 六部脉圖. Next, 身形臟腑圖 and 五臟圖 have to do with the viscera and bowel theory. 五行盛衰圖 十干 起運圖 十二支司天訣 are about the five circuits and six qi, while 催生符 and 安産方位圖 are drawings related to obstetrics and gynecology. Lastly, 九宮圖 and 九宮尻神圖 can be found in the acupuncture and moxibustion chapter. As a result, we can roughly categorize the drawings of into diagnostics, viscera and bowel, five circuits and six qi, obstetrics and gynecology and acupuncture and moxibustion. This research is on two drawings of 明堂部位와 觀形察色圖.