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250; Thunder Animal of, 251; tea-drinking in England and, contrasted, 290, 291; orange first brought from the…

Date of account: Traditional material presented in a work published 1913
Source: Myths & Legends of Japan
Reference: Myths & Legends of Japan · selected passage 194
Rights: public_domain
Language: English retelling of Japanese traditions
Translation: F. Hadland Davis
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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250; Thunder Animal of, 251; tea-drinking in England and, contrasted, 290, 291; orange first brought from the "Evergreen Land" to, 324; cause of becoming a world-Power, 329; her influence on Korea when Russia established a military outpost at Wiju, 329; Korea a colony of, 329; Dragon of, 362 Japanese

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, 250; Thunder Animal of, 251; tea-drinking in England and, contrasted, 290, 291; orange first brought from the "Evergreen Land" to, 324; cause of becoming a world-Power, 329; her influence on Korea when Russia established a military outpost at Wiju, 329; Korea a colony of, 329; Dragon of, 362 Japanese. Character not Western, xii; patriotism, source of, xii; art and religion influenced by Buddhism, xii; influence of Shintōism on, xii; theories regarding racial origin of people, xiii; superstition regarding the _Kappa_ (river monster), xiv; divinities and heroes, general reference to, xvi-xx; art, described by Sir Alfred East, 112; artists, work of, considered, 112; art, the face in, 113; artist, Seven Gods of Good Fortune favourite theme of, 115; Festival of Tanabata, 126; bells, general description of, 140; woman, cherry and plum blossoms associated with beauty and virtue of, 174; mirrors, significance of, 190-198; English dolls compared with, 214-216; fan, significance of, 243; origin of name _kanamé_, applied to fans, 244; cat, how regarded, 264-268; art, _sennin_ in, 357; poetry, note on, 380-386 "Japanese Literature, A History of." Reference to, v Jewel-s.

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