MS Japanese 113

A woodblock printed study of the internal organs by Okamoto Ippō written in katakana-majiri script and extensive furigana, with illustrations, some handcoloured. Okamoto Ippō (1686–1754) was a popularizer and disseminator of medical knowledge who published a large number of medical works aimed at a popular market. This book, which was published in 1690 by Nishimura Ichirōemon of Kyoto, contains a list of books cited in the text and at the end an advertisement for Okamoto Ippō’s other published writings.

Japan, 1690

Material: paper; 5冊 (付録１巻) | 5 volumes (including an appendix); binding dimensions: height 163mm, width 113mm, depth 54mm