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Source Description
Momotarô stands below a pine tree, giving a dumpling to a dog. Momotarô is the central character in a Japanese folk tale. He was born from a peach and adopted by an old couple. When he left their home, the old woman gave him dumplings to take on the road. He gave a dumpling to a dog, who became his companion. Momotarô and the dog, along with a monkey and a pheasant, defeated the chief demon on the island of the demons, and Momotarô returned to the old couple's house with the demon's fortune.
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Document identity
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30574
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Kozuka with Momotaro and a Dog Under a Pine Tree
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Source metadata
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30574
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title
Kozuka with Momotaro and a Dog Under a Pine Tree
description
Momotarô stands below a pine tree, giving a dumpling to a dog. Momotarô is the central character in a Japanese folk tale. He was born from a peach and adopted by an old couple. When he left their home, the old woman gave him dumplings to take on the road. He gave a dumpling to a dog, who became his companion. Momotarô and the dog, along with a monkey and a pheasant, defeated the chief demon on the island of the demons, and Momotarô returned to the old couple's house with the demon's fortune.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1670-1744 (mid Edo)
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CC0
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en
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Arms & Armor
kozuka
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3
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3
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L: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] Kippudo Yasuchika
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shibuichi, gold, silver
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7158
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JMA
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none
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1
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photo
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902dd4a7b247e767
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2
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photo
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photo
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