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HIDETETSU, Yoshida. Color woodcut of the circulation. Edited by Sotetsu Ishizaka. Tokyo, 1825. Rice-paper scroll blocked-printed in Japanese with calligraphy by Yoshida Hidetetsu, large diagram of circulatory system in red, decorative borders in blue. 1235 x 568 mm, mounted on scroll measuring 1970 x 705 mm. (Skillfully mounted, 1 or 2 minute lacunae in image where creased, a little dampstaining in borders and some edges, chipped and repaired with tape.)
HIDETETSU, Yoshida. Color woodcut of the circulation. Edited by Sotetsu Ishizaka. Tokyo, 1825. Rice-paper scroll blocked-printed in Japanese with calligraphy by Yoshida Hidetetsu, large diagram of circulatory system in red, decorative borders in blue. 1235 x 568 mm, mounted on scroll measuring 1970 x 705 mm. (Skillfully mounted, 1 or 2 minute lacunae in image where creased, a little dampstaining in borders and some edges, chipped and repaired with tape.) A rare and decorative wall chart on the heart and circulation, from the early period of the transmission of Western medical knowledge to Japan. Sotetsu Ishizaka, the editor of the chart, is known for applying European anatomical knowledge to the minutely detailed external anatomy known as "Keiketsu," the anatomical science basic to acupuncture. He was the creator of the acupuncture system known as Ishizaka Ryu. Fujikawa p. 51; Nishikawa, "Record of display of the 'Ei e chukei zu', woodcuts and explanation of human circulatory system, published by ISHIZAKA Sotetsu in Edo Period, Bulletin of the Nagoya University Museum , 21 (2005) pp. 261-264.