Events

Time and Location

Nov. 10, 6pm CT / 7pm ET
Online (Zoom)

About

The lecture explores the history of anesthesia in Japan, focusing on Hanaoka Seishū‘s pioneering use of general anesthesia in 1804. Drawing on historical research and the Naito Museum’s collections, Hiromi Inagaki (Curator at The Naito Museum of Pharmaceutical Science and Industry) will discuss developments in surgical practice and the history of Japanese medicine and pharmacy.

This grant project is a series of public lectures on Nihonga-style portraitures depicting early practices of care and healing in Japan.

For more information: Online Lecture: The History of Anesthesia and Hanaoka Seishu

The International Museum of Surgical Science is a current grantee of the JFNY Grant for Japanese Studies.