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English: Onodera Junai's wife (one of the 47 ronin) preparing for jigai (female version of seppuku) to follow her husband in death : legs are bound as to maintain a decent posture in agony ; death is given by a tanto cut at the jugular vein. Kuniyoshi woodcut, Seichu gishin den series ("Story of truthful hearts"), 1848
Français : La femme de Onodera Junai, l'un des 47 ronin fidèles, se prépare au jigai (version féminine du seppuku) pour accompagner son mari dans la mort : les jambes sont liées pour garder une position décente pendant l'agonie ; la mort est administrée par une coupe de tanto à la jugulaire. Estampe de Kuniyoshi de la série Seichu gishin den ("Histoires de coeurs fidèles"), 1848
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