Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Otsubo Hon School veterinary manuscripts
- Dates:
- 1800s
- Abstract:
- A collection of eight veterinary medical texts in twelve volumes, providing instructions for the care and treatment of Japanese military horses.
- Extent:
- 1 Linear Feet (12 volumes in one box)
- Language:
- Materials are in Japanese.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Otsubo Hon School veterinary manuscripts, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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These manuscripts consist of eight veterinary medical works in twelve separate bound volumes. The volumes cover a variety of topics about the care and feeding of military horses including their physiology, medical treatments for diseases and injuries, including acupuncture, and their diet, including what to feed horses before battle. Several of the volumes contain illustrations. They are probably from the Late Edo Period.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Otsubo Hon School was one of the most important schools in Japan for Bajutsu, the Japanese form of military equestrianism. It was an offshoot of the Otsubo School, founded by Chikara Sadayasu Saito (1657-1744) in the 18th century. The school not only taught riding skills and mounted sword-fighting, but also the care and upkeep of horses.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller Inc., August 2022.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Brooke M. Black, September 2022.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-09-16 09:48:32 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Terms of access:
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Otsubo Hon School veterinary manuscripts, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191