These medical illustrations were done during the Edo period (1603-1868) in Japan.
The pregnancy illustration above is from a copy of Ishinhō, the oldest existing medical book in Japan.
The trepanning tools pictured above are from a book on European medicine introduced to Japan via the Dutch trading post at Nagasaki. They were used to bore holes in the skull as a form of medical treatment.
This female dissection was conducted on the body of a 34-year-old female executed criminal. The document, entitled Gyokusai Zōzu, was published in 1774.
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