Page 16, Momotaro
Title
Page 16, Momotaro
Creator
Hasegawa, Takejiro, 1853-1938
Source
Private collection, on loan to the Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives, Connecticut College
Publisher
T. Hasegawa, Publisher, Tokyo
Date
Meiji 18, Month 9, Day 1 (Sept. 1, 1885)
Original Format
Crepe Paper Book
Text
at last encountered the chief of the devils, called Akandoji. Then came the tug of war. Akandoji made at Momotaro with an iron club, but Momotaro was ready for him, and dodged him adroitly. At last they grappled each other, and without difficulty Momotaro just crushed down Akandoji and tied him with a rope so tight that he could not even move. All this was done in a fair fight.
After this Akandoji the chief of the devils said he would
After this Akandoji the chief of the devils said he would
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Citation
Hasegawa, Takejiro, 1853-1938, “Page 16, Momotaro,” Linda Lear Center Digital Collections and Exhibitions, accessed October 5, 2024, https://lc-digital.conncoll.edu/items/show/772.