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Keukegen
is a creature illustrated in Toriyama Sekien's ''Konjaku Hyakki Shūi''. Mythology It resembles a small dog The dog (''Canis familiaris'' or ''Canis lupus familiaris'') is a domesticated descendant of the wolf. Also called the domestic dog, it is derived from the extinct Pleistocene wolf, and the modern wolf is the dog's nearest living relative. Do ... covered entirely in long hair. Its name is a pun - when written with different kanji (), ''keukegen'' means "an unusual thing which is rarely seen". According to one report, the ''keukegen'' is a disease spirit which lives in damp, dark places and causes people in the house to get sick. References * Mizuki Road: Keukegen* Japanese Wikipedia: Keukegen Yōkai {{Japan-myth-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konjaku Hyakki Shūi
is the third book of Japanese artist Toriyama Sekien's ''Gazu Hyakki Yagyō'' tetralogy, published c. 1781. These books are supernatural bestiaries, collections of ghosts, spirits, spooks and monsters, many of which Toriyama based on literature, folklore, and other artwork. These works have had a profound influence on subsequent ''yōkai'' imagery in Japan. ''Konjaku Hyakki Shūi'' is preceded in the series by ''Gazu Hyakki Yagyō'' and ''Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki'', and succeeded by ''Gazu Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro''. A version of the tetralogy translated and annotated in English was published in 2016, which included this work, whose title is rendered as ''More of the Demon Horde from Past and Present''. List of creatures The three volumes were titled Cloud (雲), Mist (霧), and Rain (雨). 2 (kiri)3 (ame)( First Volume – Cloud File:SekienShinkiro.jpg, is a clam that has grown to an enormous size, at which point it rises to the surface of the sea and breathes out a mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
