File:Detail of demon representing smallpox Wellcome L0035243.jpg

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Detail of demon representing smallpox
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Detail of demon representing smallpox
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Detail of demon representing smallpox. Chinsei Hachiro Tametomo, a celebrated historical figure of the 12th century, whose enemies exiled him to the island of Oshima off the cost of Japan. There according to legend, he repelled the demon of smallpox who was preparing to invade the island. In his response to his ferocious threats, the deman shown in the left of the woodcut is reputed to have been diminished to the size of a pea and floated out to sea.

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Keywords: Smallpox; Sea; Disease

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