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Tales of the Catfish God: Earthquakes in Japanese Woodblock Prints (1855)

Wednesday 21 February 2024 at 16:10

A type of woodblock print known as namazu-e, these images involve a myth that earthquakes were caused by the movements of a great catfish.

Source: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/earthquakes-in-japanese-woodblock-prints