| 研究実績の概要 |
In FY 2015, I worked on the translation of "Harikikigaki" 針聞書.
Throughout the year, I have been doing research on the history of Japanese medicine and traditional Chinese medicine. For the most part, I have been reading secondary and primary sources in Japanese, Chinese, English and French. This research is necessary in order to determine exactly where "Harikikigaki" fits in the overall picture of Japanese medical history. So far, my research has confirmed my supposition that "Harikikigaki" is a unique document.
In July 2015, I conducted research at the National Diet Library, looking through the extensive holdings for relevant materials. Also in Tokyo, I visited the Kanpo Museum, what has a display of medical items used in today's kanpo medicine. This visit was useful to me to compare the prescriptions in "Harikikigaki" with the items used today.
In January 2016, I visited the Wellcome Library and the British Library in London. At both libraries, I consulted with the librarians, who were extremely helpful and friendly. The Wellcome Library is devoted exclusively to the topic of medicine, hence its extensive collection was particularly useful. I consulted books and journals that are not available in Japan. I looked at several rare hand-written manuscripts and drawings on medical topics. I was able to photograph the manuscripts.
In March 2016, I visited the University of California Berkeley East Asian Library. I consulted with the two librarians. I examined two manuscripts from the Rare Books Collection.
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| 今後の研究の推進方策 |
In June 2016, I plan to visit the Wellcome Library in London again for five days. I will look at some more rare manuscripts, and I will read extensively in the library's excellent collection of books and journals on the topic of the history of medicine, images of the body, etc.
Also in June 2016, I will visit the University of California San Francisco (medical school) library in San Francisco. This library has 1000 Edo-period medical books. The librarian has promised to give me free access to all of the materials. (This trip will not be funded by my JSPS research funds.)
In August 2016, I will present a paper in Stockholm at an international conference held by the Nordic Association of Japanese and Korean Studies. My paper will discuss medical practice in the early Edo period, especially as described in the diaries of priests at Yoshida Shrine in Kyoto.
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