On Fri 31 March, the Butterfly House, Animal Walk, Bandstand Terrace, and Horniman Drive gates and path will be closed for resurfacing works. Blue Badge parking is closed. Please follow signs on site.
We strongly advise visitors to book tickets in advance to avoid queuing, due to reduced till points at the Ticket Desk.
Divination slip (qian), woodblock printed in ink on paper. This slip was from a Daoist temple which dedicated to a deity of healing, 'Ge Xian Weng' (Immortal Elder Ge). This slip is number 102, printed with herbal recipe, which indicates it is a medical divination slip. The devotee would have taken this herbal prescription to a traditional herbal medicine store instead of consulting a doctor.
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
If you have any further information about objects in our collections or can suggest corrections to our information, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk
