Byōbunozoki

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]

"Byōbunozoki" from Toriyama Sekien "Konjaku Hyakki Shūi"

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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References
  1. 稲田篤信・田中直日編 (1992). 鳥山石燕 画図百鬼夜行. 高田衛監修. 国書刊行会. p. 238. ISBN 978-4-336-03386-4.
  2. 村上健司編著 (2000). 妖怪事典. 毎日新聞社. p. 290. ISBN 978-4-620-31428-0.
  3. 山田野理夫 (1974). 東北怪談の旅. 自由国民社. pp. 143–144.
  4. 多田克己 (1990). 幻想世界の住人たち. Truth In Fantasy. IV. 新紀元社. p. 268. ISBN 978-4-915146-44-2.
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