Urashima Taro

Image Information: Artist: Yoshitoshi. Date: 1886. Description: Urashima Taro returning home across the sea, borne on a turtle's back. In the background the prince and princess of Ryugu palace see him off. Weblink.
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Modern Languages / Anthropology 3043: Folklore & Mythology. Laura Gibbs, Ph.D. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. You must give the original author credit. You may not use this work for commercial purposes. If you alter, transform, or build upon this work, you may distribute the resulting work only under a license identical to this one.
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