What is it about?
This is an annotated translation of one chapter of a popular Japanese guide for women first published in 1692, and reprinted many times until the mid-nineteenth century. This chapter provides advice on pregnancy and childbirth, including medical advice and information about customs and fortune telling.
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Why is it important?
As a primary source, this text provides a valuable insight into the lives of women in Japan from the late seventeenth to mid-nineteenth century.
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This page is a summary of: The Record of Women’s Great Treasures, Asiatische Studien – Études Asiatiques, January 2017, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/asia-2017-0039.
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