ID: 901002634 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002634	Record Type: Named Legendary Animal

	Akabeko (Japanese legendary cow)

Note: Japanese legendary cow, known for assisting in the construction of the Enzō-ji temple in Yanaizu, Fukushima; red in color.

Names:

	Akabeko (Japanese legendary cow) (preferred,English-P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Japanese iconography> (P)
		........<Japanese characters> (P)
		............Akabeko (Japanese legendary cow) (I)

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... character (person by activity)
	.....(people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... cow (mammal)
	.....(mammals by sex or age, Mammalia (class), Vertebrata (subphylum), Chordata (phylum), Animalia (kingdom), Eukaryota (domain), living organisms (entities), Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Akabeko (Japanese legendary cow)
	................Bocking, Dictionary of Shinto (2005)
	................Leach and Fried, Funk & Wagnalls Dictionary of Folklore (1984)
	................Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art (1972-1980)
	................Japanese American National Museum online (2000-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art (1972-1980)
	................ Bocking, Dictionary of Shinto (2005)
	................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akabeko#/media/File:Akabeko_at_The_Japanese_American_National_Museum_detail.jpg