Japanese legends, Davis retelling
Treasure Ship
Davis’s Takara-bune brings the Gods of Luck to port on New Year’s Eve, carrying remarkable treasures such as an invisibility hat. Pictures of the ship are placed beneath children’s pillows, a practice the source associates with lucky dreams.
Also known as Takara-bune
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In the sources
Account in the source
TraditionalDavis’s Takara-bune brings the Gods of Luck to port on New Year’s Eve, carrying remarkable treasures such as an invisibility hat.
Further detail
TraditionalPictures of the ship are placed beneath children’s pillows, a practice the source associates with lucky dreams.
Context & interpretation
The ship and its magical cargo belong to Davis’s Gods of Luck account. The pillow picture is an attributed custom, while its promised dream remains a traditional claim. This entry does not certify the practice’s prevalence today or establish that an image changes future fortune.
Original passages
Source 1
Myths and Legends of Japan
come to port on New Year's EveOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Davis, Myths & Legends of Japan, active reader leaf 130
Checked against the active prepared edition; reader leaf and original-page mapping verified, spacing normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0052-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0052-E001-P0130
- Original scan leaf
- 149
- Recorded leaf number
- 149
- Current Reader position
- 129
- Reader verification
- Source-preserving update confirmed
Source 2
Myths and Legends of Japan
the practice is said to bring a lucky dreamOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Davis, Myths & Legends of Japan, active reader leaf 131
Checked against the active prepared edition; reader leaf and original-page mapping verified, spacing normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0052-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0052-E001-P0131
- Original scan leaf
- 150
- Recorded leaf number
- 150
- Current Reader position
- 130
- Reader verification
- Source-preserving update confirmed
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