fumi-e
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thumb|A picture of Jesus used to reveal practicing Catholic Church|Catholics and sympathizers thumb|A picture of the Virgin Mary
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thumb|A picture of Jesus used to reveal practicing Catholic Church|Catholics and sympathizers thumb|A picture of the Virgin Mary
A was a likeness of Jesus or Mary onto which the religious authorities of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan required suspected Christians (Kirishitan) to step, in order to demonstrate that they were not members of the outlawed religion; otherwise they would be tortured or killed.
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