Japanese anatomical illustrations from 1819

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These two happy indiviuals are featured in the Kaibo Zonshinzu anatomy scrolls from 1819. Pink Tentacle has more on the scrolls, painted by a physician named Yasukazu Minagaki. Link

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#6 posted by noen , May 1, 2008 3:30 PM

These are quite beautiful. I never realize the Japanese did this level of realism that long ago. I've done a lot of anatomical drawings and I have to say that I like how in these the Japanese were so honest in depicting death. I like that better than the surreal nature of some western anatomical plates.

I used to draw quite a bit and often went into the Mayo Clinic's medical library to draw the real skeletons mounted and on display. They all had names, I always kept that in mind out of respect.

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#7 posted by Antinous , May 1, 2008 5:58 PM

Is this a menu for zombies?

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Yuck - shouldn't have read this whilst eating breakfast. Reminds me of an exhibit I saw in the Science Museum in Florence - a collection of models showing all the different ways that pregnancy can go wrong.

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