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Here is a look at the Kaikidan Ekotoba , a mysterious handscroll that profiles 33 legendary monsters and human oddities, mostly from the Kyushu region of Japan (with several from overseas). The cartoonish document, whose author is unknown, is believed to date from the mid-19th century. It is now in the possession of the Fukuoka City Museum. White monster/Bird-dog hybrid [ + ]
23 Jun 2009 In the mid-1840s, ukiyo-e master Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) created a number of woodblock prints showing legendary tanuki (raccoon dogs) using their humorously large scrota in creative ways. River fishing
The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) maintains a collection of 400 health-themed woodblock prints from 19th-century Japan. The collection -- which includes drug advertisements, illustrated instructions for treating and preventing contagious diseases, and visual guides to the human body -- offers a unique look at Japanese medical knowledge in the late Edo and early Meiji periods. Here are a few images from the collection. Ad for Kinder-Puwder, King of Pediatric Drugs -- Morikawa Chikashige, 1880 [ + ] Chasing measles away -- Utagawa Yoshimori, 1862 Ten realms within the body -- Utagawa Kuniteru III, c. 1885 [ + ]
