The supreme being and creator of the world in Japan. Black deity seated on 12 cushions on a hollow tree on the back of a tortoise. The deity wears a pointed crown, and holds a ring, sceptre, flower and vase spouting water. Mythical figures with fox heads, stag's antlers, hold a serpent wrapped around the trunk. A La Divinite Supreme qui a Cree le monde suivan les Japonais. Copperplate engraving by David Herrliberguer after an illustration by Bernard Picard from Les Ceremonies Religieuses de Tous les Peuples du Monde, Religious Ceremonies of All the Peoples of the World, Chez David Herrlibergue

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