Vintage painting "Peaches". Oil, canvas. Author - Kazu Utani. Japan, 1987.

In the East, various miraculous properties were attributed to peach, which was reflected in the culture of China or Japan. In the Land of the Rising Sun, it is the fruit of health, life and a talisman against evil. Thus, in Japanese folklore there is a fairy tale about Momotaro, a mighty hero born from the fruit of a peach tree sent by the gods. In China, the peach is a symbol of femininity, the strongest medicine and a vessel of immortality. Sometimes you can find this wonderful fruit in the hands of one of the Seven Gods of Happiness.