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Whale, white with three red-brown lines on the back

Origin : Japan

Made of : porcelain - potery

Classification : creatures / sea creatures

Maker : ?

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About "whale" (kujira - 鯨) :

Whale has been for centuries an important resource in Japan. Because of the risk of extinction of some species, Japan has signed international agreements banning the fishing of whales. But Japan still captures whales for so called 'scientific purposes' and it's still possible to eat whale in some restaurants...


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Musashi battling a giant whale- woodblock print by Kuniyoshi [source]
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Poster in front of a whale restaurant [source]

 

 

 

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