Tametomo repelling the smallpox from the island of Oshima
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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.