Motif
dying parent gives a remembrance token
dying_parent_gives_a_remembrance_token
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Recognition Tokens and Identity Signs. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
japanese
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Japanese Fairy Tales THE FARMER AND THE BADGER / THE ADVENTURES OF KINTARO, THE GOLDEN BOY / THE STORY OF THE MAN WHO DID NOT WISH TO DIE / THE BAMBOO-CUTTER AND THE MOON-CHILD; lines 3290-3387 confidence: high
The mother takes a square wooden box tied with silken cord and tassels from beside the pillow and removes the mirror her husband had once given her.
The dying mother gives her daughter a mirror as a parting gift and explains how it will preserve contact and memory after death.
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