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Japan: A man suffering from uvula disease (infection of the soft palate) playing a game of Go with a woman as another woman watches. From the Yama no Soshi (Yama Zoshi) or 'diseases scroll', mid-12th century CE

The Shihon choshoku yamai no soshi ('Diseases and Deformities', ???????) is a late Heian (12th century) hand scroll (emakimono) consisting of colour paintings on paper that has, at some time, been cut into ten separate sections. They are preserved in the Kyoto National Museum and are listed as a National Treasure of Japan.
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Title:
Japan: A man suffering from uvula disease (infection of the soft palate) playing a game of Go with a woman as another woman watches. From the Yama no Soshi (Yama Zoshi) or 'diseases scroll', mid-12th century CE
Caption:
The Shihon choshoku yamai no soshi ('Diseases and Deformities', ???????) is a late Heian (12th century) hand scroll (emakimono) consisting of colour paintings on paper that has, at some time, been cut into ten separate sections. They are preserved in the Kyoto National Museum and are listed as a National Treasure of Japan.
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4500 x 3803 px | 49.0 MB
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38.1 x 32.2 cm | 15.0 x 12.7 in (300 dpi)