Comments on: Kano Collection of old Japanese books and scrolls

Kano Collection of old Japanese books and scrolls

Kattullus — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:06:05 -0800

Tohoku University's Kano Collection is an unparalleled collection of japanese books from the Edo period. The beautiful and grizzly Kaibou zonshinzu anatomical chart has been making the blogrounds lately but that's only one of the countless treasures the Kano Collection has to offer. Stumbling around near-blindly, like a non-Japanese reader such as myself, with only minimal help from the site, I have come across an amazing variety of beautiful objects, such as this picture book, a scroll with images of animals, city map, map of Japan, battle map, another picture book, the Kaitai shouzu anatomical chart and this picture scroll which has my favorite little scene I've come across in the collection. Whole days could be spent just surfing idly through the Kano Collection.

By: sidereal

sidereal — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:09:27 -0800

Wonderful!

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:10:51 -0800

The pictures aren't loading for me right now, anyone else having that problem? I'm pretty sure it's the work computer I'm on, but I want to be sure. Also, damn that's an awkwardly written post... I really shouldn't post before having a cup of some caffeinated beverage, especially not after a night of minimal sleep.

By: languagehat

languagehat — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:38:07 -0800

Pictures are loading fine, and damn, that's some nice stuff. Thanks for the post!

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:47:58 -0800

Yeah, now that I'm on a different computer everything's loading fine for me.

By: Kabanos

Kabanos — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:06:43 -0800

It's fascinating to compare these anatomical illustrations with what was being created in the West around the same time. The brain illustrations from the Kaibou zonshinzu chart are particularly beautiful and elegant, almost decorative. Thanks for the post!

By: NikitaNikita

NikitaNikita — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:29:14 -0800

Fabulous -- thanks!

By: bokeh

bokeh — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:48:47 -0800

Wow. Great stuff, thanks. P.S. Name the Nicholas Cage movie

By: No-sword

No-sword — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:00:57 -0800

Excellent post! I never could get past this stage. Totally not cool that what look to be the best parts of the Scroll of Farting (放屁の巻) aren't viewable from outside the library.

By: pantufla

pantufla — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:22:38 -0800

Great stuff, thanks!