Japan: funeral scenes among the poor

Japan: funeral scenes among the poor

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Peruna Drug Mfg. Co., issuing body.
Publication:
Columbus, Ohio : The Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacturing Company, [between 1890 and 1900?]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Nonprescription Drugs
Pharmaceutical Preparations
Genre(s):
Advertisement
Abstract:
Advertisement for the Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company, Columbus, Ohio. Card features an illustration of three scenes of a Japanese funeral. On the right, there is a view of nine men in traditional Japanese kimonos carrying a coffin from a house. In the upper left is a view of a family bowing to the mourners. In the bottom left, a man is burning a dead body.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 trade card : 8 x 12 cm
Technique:
black and white
NLM Unique ID:
101703249 (See catalog record)
OCLC no.:
989599581
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101703249