AobÅzu
AobÅzu (é’åŠä¸» Blue Priest) are a type of Japanese yÅkai (folk legend ghosts) that appear in 18th-century artist Toriyama Sekien's book Gazu Hyakki YakÅ.
The aobÅzu is depicted in the Gazu Hyakki YakÅ as a one-eyed buddhist priest standing next to a thatched hut, however as there is no explanation of the image, the aobÅzu's specific characteristics remain unknown.[2]
It is believed that the aobÅzu is the direct inspiration for the one-eyed priest hitotsume-kozÅ that is present in many yÅkai drawings, such as Sawaki Suushi's Hyakkai-Zukan published in 1737.[3] There is also a theory that because the kanji ao (é’) in its name also means inexperienced, it was depicted as a priest who has not studied enough.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Katsumi Tada (1998). Edo YÅkai Karuta (江戸妖怪ã‹ã‚‹ãŸ Edo Period Ghost Cards) (in Japanese). Kokushokan KÅkai. p. 18. ISBN 978-4-336-04112-8.
- ↑ Kenji Murakami (2000). YÅkai Jiten (妖怪事典 Ghost Dictionary) (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun Press. pp. 3–4. ISBN 978-4-620-31428-0.
- ↑ Natsuhiko Kyogoku, Katsumi Tada (2000). YÅkai Zukan (妖怪図巻 Ghost Illustrated Volume) (in Japanese). Kokushokan KÅkai. pp. 164–165. ISBN 978-4-336-04187-6.
- ↑ Katsumi Tada (2006). Hyakkai Kaidoku (ç™¾é¬¼è§£èª Desciphering Hyakkai) (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 87–88. ISBN 978-4-06-275484-2.
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