麻疹護調延寿鑑（はしかてあてえんじゅかがみ） / Hashika teate enjukagami

2020.09.03

文久2（1862）年、麻疹が全国的に流行した時に世間に出回った「麻疹絵」のひとつ。麻疹によいとされる食べ物（インゲンなど）と悪い食べ物（川魚、カボチャ、ナスなど）が挙げられる。

Around 1862, there was a pandemic of measles in Japan and many “Hashika-e” (measless) were created. This is one of them and it shows some food that was thought to be effective (green beans), and some ineffective (river fish, pumpkin, eggplant) against measles.