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Zunari kabuto, okegawa dou gusoku.  19th century, Japan

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“Hyōsube (へうすべ) is a child-sized river monster from Kyushu that lives in underwater caves. It prefers to come out at night and loves to eat eggplants. It is thought to be a cousin of the kappa. Hyōsube were originally dolls that were brought to life by a magician and used to build a shrine. After the shrine was finished, they were dumped in a river. They were believed to be named after Hyōbu-taifu. They are found generally in Saga and Miyazaki prefectures in Kyushu. Hyōsube are small creatures with hairy bodies and bald heads, sharp teeth, and long claws. They live in rivers but like to get into people’s bathtubs. Once they are done using the bathtubs, they leave them smelly and covered in greasy hair.” Text by Jaime Trinidad

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“Yūrei (ゆふれい) means “faint spirit.” Generally speaking, a yūrei is the spirit of a person who has died, usually appearing as they did in life. Yūrei refers to the spirits of humans who do not cross over to the other side and remain in the human world for personal reasons or because the funeral or burial rites were not sufficient or satisfactory. The typical yūrei, as depicted in art and literature, is described as a woman with long, disheveled black hair obstructing the face, wearing burial clothing, with curved dangling hands and no feet.” Text by Edie Ellison

“Tsuchigumo (土くも) means “ground spider.” It is also commonly referred to as yatsukahagi or ōgumo (giant spider). Its habitat is rural areas, mountains, forests, and caves, but they are found to live everywhere. Tsuchigumo make homes out of silk tubes from prey they encounter. The diet of tsuchigumo includes humans, animals, and anything that it can trap. Some tsuchigumo are depicted as spiders with the face of a demon and the body of a tiger. Historically, “tsuchigumo” was used as a derogatory word in Japanese for renegade local clans. In ancient Japan, aborigines who defied central authority were referred to as “tsuchigumo.” They are commonly identified as people with different customs, manners, and physiological features from the general population. Therefore, using this definition, they are one of the most ancient types of oni (demon).” Text by Caroline Stone

“Waira (わいら) is a Japanese yōkai. The only information available comes from a handful of images in scrolls and books. It has two arms that each have one claw. The back half of its body is never depicted. Waira live in the mountains and are never found in flat areas.” Text by Sarah Buckner

“Daisō (大僧) means “big monk.” In most other scrolls and books, this image is labeled Mikoshi-nyūdō (見越し入道), and may or may not be the same yōkai. However, there is one other scroll, Murata Ryūtei’s 村田龍亭 “Picture Scroll of One Hundred Demons” 百鬼絵巻 (1764), owned by Ohya Shobō, in which it is labeled daisō.” Text by Tom Petersen

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