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Card from the Japanese game obake karuta (monster cards), c. early 19th century. Each card features a monster from Japanese mythology and a character from the hiragana syllabary. From here.

The creature depicted on this card is Yuki-onna(?).

The hiragana character is ゆ, read as yu.


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current16:43, 1 August 2012Thumbnail for version as of 16:43, 1 August 2012137 × 214 (46 KB)Mallowtekremove border
19:52, 14 March 2006Thumbnail for version as of 19:52, 14 March 2006188 × 259 (73 KB)AmcajaCard from the Japanese game ''obake karuta'' (''monster cards''), c. early 19th century. Each card features a monster from Japanese mythology and a character from the hiragana syllabary. From [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ealac/dkc/calendar/godzilla/godzill
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