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is the first book of Japanese artist Toriyama Sekien's famous ''Gazu Hyakki Yagyō'' e-hon series, published 1776. These books are supernatural bestiaries, collections of ghosts, spirits, spooks and monsters, many of which Toriyama based on literature, folklore, other artwork. These works have had a profound influence on subsequent ''yōkai'' imagery in Japan. (Also see: Hyakki Yagyō). The various creatures are described, below, using images to illustrate many of them. ==First Volume "Yin" - 陰== The first volume of ''Gazu Hyakki Yagyō'', called "Yin," includes the following demonic creatures. Image:SekienKodama.jpg| : Sekien's comments: Image:SekienTengu.jpg| is a popular bird-like demon in Japanese folklore. Image:SekienYamabiko.jpg| means "echo", so Sekien likely meant to imply that this creature is a spirit that mimics sounds in the mountains. Image:SekienYamawarawa.jpg|, usually called ''yamawaro'', is a mountain-dwelling creature from Kyūshū, sometimes considered to be the form taken on by the ''kappa'' in winter. Image:SekienYamauba.jpg| the mountain hag is a staple of Japanese folktales. Image:SekienInugami.jpg| is a dog-spirit said to do the bidding of certain families on Shikoku. Sekien depicted it in anthropomorphic form, wearing an ''eboshi'' hat. It is accompanied by a smaller creature called which may be an invention of Sekien's. Image:SekienNekomata.jpg| is a cat whose forked tail is a clue that it has become a dangerous supernatural creature. Image:Kappa jap myth.jpg| is a famous water imp. Sekien's comments: Image:SekienKawauso.jpg| is a river otter, seen here attempting to appear as a human. Image:SekienAkaname.jpg| is a creature which Sekien illustrated lurking in an old-fashioned bathroom. Its name means "filth-licker", so the function of its protruding tongue isn't hard to imagine. Image:SekienTanuki.jpg| is a raccoon dog which appears frequently in Japanese folkore. Image:SekienKamaitachi.jpg| is a slicing wind spirit. Sekien was the first to imagine it as a weasel-like creature, as an illustration of a pun. Image:SekienAmikiri.jpg| is illustrated by Sekien as a small snake-like creature with a bird-like head and lobster-like claws. Its name means "net cutter". Image:SekienKitsunebi.jpg| is ghostly fire created by foxes. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gazu Hyakki Yagyō」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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