MS Japanese 77

A study on the principles of vaccination by Kuwata Ryūsai (1811-1868). The introduction describes the new discovery that had been made in the West for the vaccination of children so as to prevent them catching smallpox, and it states that vaccination had been introduced to Japan in 1849 to the great delight of the population of Japan although there had been some doubt at first. The frontispiece carries an image of the ‘Child-preserving cowpox Bodhisattva’ and an identical image appeared as the frontispiece to Intō yō ryakkai, another work by Ryūsai. At the end of the book there is a catalogue of books on vaccination.

Japan, 1849

Material: paper; 1冊 | 1 volume; binding dimensions: height 255mm, width 177mm, depth 6mm