Vintage Japanese Menko Card-Mame Suke, Bean Boy, Issun Boshi

This vintage Japanese menko card depicts characters from a Japanese fairy tale.

A small (one inch, or bean boy) child is born to an elderly couple. He fancies himself a mini samurai, goes out in the world, fights an Oni, gets a magic mallet, etc. etc....there are a few different versions of the tale.

I'm not sure why the tiny boy, the man (his larger self?) and the rabbit seem to be flying over the mountains.

This card is blank on the back. There may be some misregistration in the printing on some cards. Otherwise this is an unused card. Made in Japan for the Japanese market.

2.5 inches (6.4 cm) in diameter

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