Motif
instant aging after release from a sealed object
instant_aging_after_release_from_a_sealed_object
A motif of the Sacred Vessel and Container family, within the sub-family Sealed Containers Releasing Winds and Evils. 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 JAPANESE FAIRY TALES / MY LORD BAG OF RICE / THE TONGUE-CUT SPARROW / THE STORY OF URASHIMA TARO, THE FISHER LAD; lines 1101-1205 confidence: high
Urashima breaks his promise, unties the red silk cord, opens the box, and a beautiful little purple cloud rises in three wisps, briefly covers his face, and floats away over the sea.
After Urashima opens the box and the purple cloud escapes, he changes at once from youthful appearance to extreme old age and dies.
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