All of the images you see above are drawn from a simply marvelous collection of anatomical illustrations tracing the evolution of medical knowledge in Japan during the Edo period (1603-1868) as found on the Pink Tentacle website.
To see the complete set of images (well worth it, I promise!) and read more about them, check out the original piece by clicking here.
Brief captions, top to bottom:
- Pregnancy illustrations, circa 1860
- Anatomical illustrations (artist/date unknown)
- Kaishihen (Dissection Notes), 1772
- Breast cancer treatment, 1809
- Zoku Y?ka Hiroku (Sequel to Confidential Notes on the Treatment of Skin Growths), 1859
- Zoku Y?ka Hiroku (Sequel to Confidential Notes on the Treatment of Skin Growths), 1859
- Zoku Y?ka Hiroku (Sequel to Confidential Notes on the Treatment of Skin Growths), 1859
- Female dissection, 1774
- Female dissection, 1774
- Illustration from 1759 edition of Z?zu
- Kaishihen (Dissection Notes), 1772
- Seyakuin Kainan Taiz?zu (circa 1798)
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