Catalog record · 目録番号 131626
Flute Playing Kappa
Catalog note / 解説
A tiny "Kappa" playing flute. It was depicted as a cute turtle-like creature here, but actually "Kappa" is a Japanese mythological monster. They look like a mixture of human being and turtle. They live near water such as rivers or ponds. They were said to drag small children into the water and eat their livers.
Image record / 画像情報
Artelino · Ca. 1950s. · artelino
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