A Caesarean section: a scene from Japanese legend
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| Caption | A Caesarean section: a scene from Japanese legend. Coloured woodcut, 1646. The smiling (?) mother is seated on a throne (?) with her robe open to reveal a large gash from which the child is reaching out its arms. On the floor lies the sword with which she has sacrificed herself to save her unborn's life. A male attendant is about to lift the child from her body. Two women kneeling nearby are crying, while an old man kneels in contemplation. Created 1646. Work ID: vptf2z28. |
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| Creator | see caption |
| Artwork medium | woodcut, with watercolour |
| Credit | Wellcome Collection |
| Terms of use | Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) |
| Search stock images by keyword | Caesarean section scene Japanese legend Woodcuts Japan |
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