European depiction of Seppuku

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European depiction of Seppuku

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Depiction of a Seppuku ritual from the 1727 Atlas "Illustrations de Voyages Cèlebres", written in French by Abraham de Wicquefort and printed by Pieter van der Aa
The caption reads, in French: "How the Japanese cut their belly themselves"

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1727
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
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