#ljs 433

LJS 433 - [Yoso zusetsu]

This is a wonderfully illustrated treatise on the diagnosis of abscesses and tumors and their treatment, mostly through acupuncture or burning substances near the skin. It was copied in Japan in Chinese for Japanese practitioners, around 1600 CE. 

LJS 433 is a 17th century Japanese illustrated treatise on the diagnosis of abscesses and tumors and their treatment. Most of the treatments involve acupuncture or burning different substances near the skin. This manuscript, titled Yoso Zusetsu, is made with paper and written in Chinese script.

When comparing the manuscripts that we’ve looked at this week, it’s interesting to note all of the differences - from the manner in which a body is depicted (size, shape, hair style, details) to the medium and script that is used for the manuscript. Even considering how medical practices differ from culture to culture forms many implications!

I highly recommend checking out other illustrated diagrams in the full digitized version of LJS 433 on Openn: http://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0001/html/ljs433.html

or Penn In Hand: http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/4827745

*This week, we were taking a look at manuscripts having to do with health, medicine, and human physiology specifically focusing on how bodies are displayed in manuscript illuminations or diagrams across different cultures.