Shinkyuu Bassui [Transliteration - A Collection on Acupuncture]
- Original paper wrappers and labels.
- Osaka Japan: Saburouemon Shibata, 1685
Osaka Japan: Saburouemon Shibata, 1685. Original paper wrappers and labels.. Very good; corner of volume 5 with some wear, but no losses; occasional damp staining and cover wear; abrasion to the labels.. Five volumes with 29, 21, 21, 17, 29 leaves respectively. Nine text illustrations.
An early and influential text from which many later texts drew their information. It contains 22 chapters describing specific treatments for various points on the body, needles and how to use them, differences between men and women, the philosophy of acupuncture. "Some of the illustrations contained in this work are apparently the originals of those reproduced in the section on moxibustion and acupuncture in Fujikawa's classic history of medicine in Japan ...." (Mestler). See Mestler, A Galaxy of Old Japanese Medical Books ...., p. 476
An early and influential text from which many later texts drew their information. It contains 22 chapters describing specific treatments for various points on the body, needles and how to use them, differences between men and women, the philosophy of acupuncture. "Some of the illustrations contained in this work are apparently the originals of those reproduced in the section on moxibustion and acupuncture in Fujikawa's classic history of medicine in Japan ...." (Mestler). See Mestler, A Galaxy of Old Japanese Medical Books ...., p. 476
Details
Title
Shinkyuu Bassui [Transliteration - A Collection on Acupuncture]
Author
Anon. - ACUPUNCTURE
Binding
Original paper wrappers and labels.
Condition
Very Good
Publisher
Saburouemon Shibata: Osaka Japan
Date
1685