Wheelchairs in early 19th century Japan
A picture of an Edo period wheelchair from Fusou Note‘s fascinating series of posts about Tokyo in the early 19th century:
For related reading material, check out Charles J. Dunn’s great book “Everyday Life in Traditional Japan
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