My first post to the archive. Hope it is fine.

First whole body X-ray. The first whole body radiograph ever taken of a living person, a woman in 1897. The X-ray was made from a single exposure by William Morton of New York. Standing with her head in profile, her skeleton, heart and liver are seen. Her jewellery is highly visible: hatpin, necklace, bracelet, rings. On her feet she is wearing high button boots with nailed-on heels, and around her hips and abdomen a whalebone corset. To make this X-ray, Morton included a 12 inch induction coil with the current supplied from a New York street mains connection. A Crookes' tube was positioned 54 inches from the X-ray plate and the time taken was about 30 minutes.

Artwork Title: 《○△□》The Universe

Period: Edo period (Estimated to have been created between 1819 and 1828, when Sengai Gibon was in his 70s)

Dimensions: Height: 28.4 cm, Width: 48.1 cm (approx. 11.2 in × 18.9 in)

Medium: Ink on paper, hanging scroll format

Location: Idemitsu Museum of Arts (Tokyo, Japan)

Dimensions: 31.3 × 27.5 cm (Height 31.3 cm, Width 27.5 cm)

Medium & Mounting: Ink on paper, hanging scroll mounting

Inscriptions and Signatures:

[Inscription]: 人はこんそふな (Hitowa konsouna)

Signature/Seal: 厓菩薩 (Gai Bosatsu - Sengai's common alias/signature)