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Presented here is a six juan Wanli edition of Yi fang kao (The study of medical formulas) by Wu Kun (1552‒1620). The inscription on juan 1 reads: “Written by Wu Kun of Shexian and read by his friend Huang Ji.” Wu Kun, also known as Shanfu and Hegao Shanren, a native of Shexian, Anhui, was a famous Ming physician, medical author, and theorist, and an avid bibliophile. His four main works were Su wen Wu zhu (Wu’s annotated translation of Huangdi’s Inner Canon: Basic questions), Mai yu ...