Byōbunozoki

"Byōbunozoki" from Toriyama Sekien "Konjaku Hyakki Shūi"

Byōbunozoki (屛 (びょうぶ)風 (の)闚 (ぞき), folding screen peeper) is a Japanese monster in the collection of monster paintings by Toriyama Sekien, "Konjaku Hyakki Shūi".^[1]

Overview[]

According to the commentary in The One Hundred Demons, the Byōbunozoki is a monster who looks at a person from the outside of a folding screen, and looks beyond the 7-inch folding screen.^[1] According to Chinese classics, the Qin Shio emperor jumped over the screen of Xianyang Palace when he was about to be murdered.^[2]^[3]^[4]

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List of legendary creatures from Japan

References[]

^ ^a ^b ・田中直日編 (1992). 鳥山石燕画図百鬼夜行. 監修. . p. 238. ISBN 978-4-336-03386-4.
^ 編著 (2000). 妖怪事典. 毎日新聞社. p. 290. ISBN 978-4-620-31428-0.
^ (1974). . . pp. 143–144.
^ (1990). 幻想世界の住人たち. . Vol. IV. . p. 268. ISBN 978-4-915146-44-2.

[takada-1] ・田中直日編 (1992). 鳥山石燕画図百鬼夜行. 監修. . p. 238. ISBN 978-4-336-03386-4.

[murakami-2] 編著 (2000). 妖怪事典. 毎日新聞社. p. 290. ISBN 978-4-620-31428-0.

[3] (1974). . . pp. 143–144.

[4] (1990). 幻想世界の住人たち. . Vol. IV. . p. 268. ISBN 978-4-915146-44-2.

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