Picture No | 10067227 |
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Description | The Firefly Ghost |
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The spirit of Jimpachi avenges his wrongful death by manifesting as a swarm of fireflies who settle on the evil-doer and gradually smother him to death
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Source | Mo=No=Yoki, from a sketch by R Gordon Smith, in 'Ancient Tales and Folklore of Japan' page 282 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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