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Ashinaga Hugging Tree Trunk (umimatsu, coral & staghorn)

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BST711628
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Ashinaga Hugging Tree Trunk (umimatsu, coral & staghorn)
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Japanese School, (19th century) / Japanese
Location
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Medium
umimatsu, coral and staghorn
Dimensions
19.6x2.5x4 cms
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Ashinaga-tenaga are a pair of yōkai in Japanese folklore. One, Ashinaga-jin has extremely long legs, while the other, Tenaga-jin, has extremely long arms. They were first described in the Japanese encyclopedia Wakan Sansai Zue. They are said to be found in Kyūshū.

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Photograph © 2024 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. All rights reserved. / Gift of Dr. Ernest Stillman / Bridgeman Images
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tree / monster / fantastic creature / figure / hugging / tree / supernatural / trunk / creature / branch / japanese / long legs / ashinaga-jin / yokai / grimace / ashinaga / folklore
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