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NINETEENTH-CENTURY JAPANESE MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION.

21 September 2015, 13:00 EDT
New York

US$600 - US$900

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NINETEENTH-CENTURY JAPANESE MEDICAL PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION.

Collection of 10 albumen print carte-de-visite photographs, depicting 10 different subjects with various ailments and diseases by Japanese photographer M. Wakabayashi, c. 1880, Kitashinchi, Osaka, Japan. Each card bears the name of the disease in manuscript in German, 3 cards additionally bear the corresponding Japanese name. A few photos with loss to images at edges.

A fascinating collection, most likely used for medical research. Diseases depicted include sarcoma, lupus, pseudo-leukemia, paralysis agitans, hydrocele, hysteria, and kyphosis.

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