Shinkyu shisho [Illustrated Explanation of the Locations of Acupuncture Points]

IMAMURA, Akira (or Ryoan or Riyo)

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Numerous woodcut illustrations in the text. Title-page, 31 folding leaves, one leaf of colophon. 8vo, orig. patterned blue semi-stiff wrappers, orig. block-printed title label on upper cover (label rubbed), new stitching. Tokyo, Kyoto, & Osaka: 1864. First edition and rare. Imamura (1814-90), was a leading physician and historian of Japanese medicine of his period. Professor of medicine at Tokyo University, he was physician to the future Emperor Taisho when he was a youth. Imamura found that many of the contemporary Japanese works on acupuncture had strayed from the classic teachings of the Chinese physicians. In this work, he makes a series of corrections to refine the fourteen meridians. The numerous woodcuts depict various parts of the body and pressure points. Very nice copy. Light stain to first few leaves. ? Mestler, Old Japanese Medical Books, I, p. 297. N° de réf. du vendeur 7485

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