Japanese Print "Wild Boy and Monkeys - Azuma Nishiki Chuya Kurabe" by Toyohara Chikanobu
Artist:Toyohara Chikanobu
Title:Wild Boy and Monkeys - Azuma Nishiki Chuya Kurabe
Date:1886.
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Description:
"Azuma Nishiki Chuya Kurabe" (Edo Embroidery Pictures, Comparison of Day and Night) Kintaro (later known as Sakata no Kintoki) was a wild boy playing with animals in Ashigara Mountains. He was brought up by Yama-uba who lived in the mountains. He later became one of Minamoto no Yorimitsu's famous four retainers.
