Namazu

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Illustration

by Unknown Artist
published on 09 June 2017

An 1855 CE woodblock print depicting Namazu, the catfish of Japanese mythology which causes earthquakes and redistributes wealth via his chaos.

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Based on Wikipedia content that has been reviewed, edited, and republished. Original image by Unknown Artist. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 09 June 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.

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APA Style

Artist, U. (2017, June 09). Namazu. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6748/namazu/

Chicago Style

Artist, Unknown. "Namazu." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified June 09, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6748/namazu/.

MLA Style

Artist, Unknown. "Namazu." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 09 Jun 2017. Web. 21 Dec 2024.