Zōfu keiraku shōkai 臓腑経絡詳解 [Organs & Their Meridians Explained] by OKAMOTO, Ippo 岡本一抱
by OKAMOTO, Ippo 岡本一抱
Zōfu keiraku shōkai 臓腑経絡詳解 [Organs & Their Meridians Explained]
by OKAMOTO, Ippo 岡本一抱
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Numerous full-page woodcut illus. many finely hand-colored or heightened in color. Six vols. (final volume is an Addendum). Small 8vo, orig. semi-stiff wrappers, orig. block-printed title label on each upper cover (the first label not present), new stitching. Kyoto & Edo: Nishimura Ichiroemon 西村市郎右衛門 et al., 1690.
First edition and very rare; WorldCat locates no copy. Okamoto (active 1685-1733), was a Japanese author who wrote a series of popular explanations of contemporary medical works and earlier medical classics from China. He came from a family of physicians and had studied Chinese medical books. This appears to be Okamoto's second published work.
This work is a commentary and explanation of the Su Wen and Ling-shu, which "formed the theoretical basis of classical Chinese medicine. It contains the fundamental elaboration of physiological and pathological theory based on yin-yang and Five Phases concepts; and the Ling-shu, which discusses mainly therapy - mostly centered on medicinal prescriptions, but also including physical therapies such as bonesetting and breathing exercises, and stimulation treatments such as acupuncture, moxibustion and massage."-Sugimoto & Swain, Science & Culture in Traditional Japan, p. 85.
In this book, Okamoto describes additional pressure points beyond the Fourteen Meridians. These pressure points are depicted in the numerous illustrations, many of which have been highlighted or colored in red, white, yellow, brown, and blue. One of the illustrations depicts the various sizes and shapes of acupuncture needles.
Nice set, preserved in a chitsu.
First edition and very rare; WorldCat locates no copy. Okamoto (active 1685-1733), was a Japanese author who wrote a series of popular explanations of contemporary medical works and earlier medical classics from China. He came from a family of physicians and had studied Chinese medical books. This appears to be Okamoto's second published work.
This work is a commentary and explanation of the Su Wen and Ling-shu, which "formed the theoretical basis of classical Chinese medicine. It contains the fundamental elaboration of physiological and pathological theory based on yin-yang and Five Phases concepts; and the Ling-shu, which discusses mainly therapy - mostly centered on medicinal prescriptions, but also including physical therapies such as bonesetting and breathing exercises, and stimulation treatments such as acupuncture, moxibustion and massage."-Sugimoto & Swain, Science & Culture in Traditional Japan, p. 85.
In this book, Okamoto describes additional pressure points beyond the Fourteen Meridians. These pressure points are depicted in the numerous illustrations, many of which have been highlighted or colored in red, white, yellow, brown, and blue. One of the illustrations depicts the various sizes and shapes of acupuncture needles.
Nice set, preserved in a chitsu.
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