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Japan: The Sara-hebi is a large, snake-like creature with the head of a woman. From the Bakemono Zukushi Monster Scroll, Edo Period (1603-1868).

Japan: The Sara-hebi is a large, snake-like creature with the head of a woman. From the Bakemono Zukushi Monster Scroll, Edo Period (1603-1868).

The Bakemono Zukushi handscroll, painted in the Edo period (18th-19th century) by an unknown artist, depicts 24 traditional monsters that traditionally haunt people and localities in Japan.

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