Historical Collection: Speaking to the Future Series Chinese Books from the Igakukan Medical Academy
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Catalogue of Medicinal Herbs (C., Zhenglei Bencao)(detail), Tang Shen-wei Formerly in Igakukan collection, Ming dynasty, dated 1600
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 16
February 1, 2011 (Tue) - March 13, 2011 (Sun)>> detailed information
This exhibition showcases Chinese medical treatises and transcriptions of classical texts which were transferred from the Igakukan to the Tokyo National Museum during the Meiji period.
Exhibit includes:
Inner Canon of Huangdi (C., Huangdi Neijing), "Basic Questions (C., Suwen)" volume, Ming dynasty, 17th century, China
Catalogue of Remedies (C., Taiping Shenghui Feng), Edo period, 19th century
Directory of Classical Chinese Books in Japan, Qing dynasty, dated 1885, China (Gift of Mr. Tokugawa Muneyoshi)