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Or 982
- Record Id:
- 032-004110635
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004110635
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100140782424.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 982
- Title:
- Nihon itai jinbutsu zue 日本異体人物図
- Scope & Content:
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Title from title slip on left of front cover. Spine title: Monstrosities.
Images and descriptions of supposedly real people born with physical abnormalities in the early 19th century: a child with prodigious strength; a woman with chicken's claws instead of her hands and feet; a man with an appetite for strange food; a three-eyed monster born of an illicit relationship between a prostitute and a corrupt Buddhist monk; a girl born with a hole in the middle of her face instead of features; a kappa (a creature from folklore said to inhabit rivers and ponds.)
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Japanese manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-004110635", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 982: Nihon itai jinbutsu zue 日本異体人物図" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004110635
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-004110635
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 volume (７ folios)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Japanese
- Scripts:
- Japanese
- Start Date:
- 1855
- End Date:
- 1865
- Date Range:
- c 1860
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- Japan
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Format: On one side of each opening is a colour portrait accompanied by explanatory text.
Binding: Original red paper covers retained but rebound in Western-style binding.
Material: Ink and colour on paper.
Dimension: 495 x 360 mm.
- Custodial History:
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Formerly owned by Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796-1866). Siebold Collection label on cover: 935
- Source of Acquisition:
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Acquired by the British Museum from Alexander von Siebold 22 July 1868.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Siebold, Philipp Franz von, 1796-1866