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[[File:Obake Karuta 1-11.jpg|180px|thumb|An Aobōzu depicted in a deck of [[obake karuta]] cards.<ref name="youkaikaruta">{{Cite book|language=Japanese|author=[[Katsumi Tada]]|title={{nihongo|Edo Yōkai Karuta|江戸妖怪かるた|Edo Period Ghost Cards}}|year=1998|publisher=[[Kokushokan Kōkai]]|isbn=978-4-336-04112-8|pages=18}}</ref>]] |
[[File:Obake Karuta 1-11.jpg|180px|thumb|An Aobōzu depicted in a deck of [[obake karuta]] cards.<ref name="youkaikaruta">{{Cite book|language=Japanese|author=[[Katsumi Tada]]|title={{nihongo|Edo Yōkai Karuta|江戸妖怪かるた|Edo Period Ghost Cards}}|year=1998|publisher=[[Kokushokan Kōkai]]|isbn=978-4-336-04112-8|pages=18}}</ref>]] |
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{{nihongo|'''Aobōzu'''|青坊主|Blue Priest}} are a Japanese [[yōkai]] (folk legend ghosts) that appears in 18th century artist [[Toriyama Sekien]]'s book ''[[Gazu Hyakki Yakō#Third Volume - 風|Gazu Hyakki Yakō]]''. |
{{nihongo|'''Aobōzu'''|青坊主|Blue Priest}} are a type of Japanese [[yōkai]] (folk legend ghosts) that appears in 18th century artist [[Toriyama Sekien]]'s book ''[[Gazu Hyakki Yakō#Third Volume - 風|Gazu Hyakki Yakō]]''. |
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The aobōzu is depicted in the Gazu Hyakki Yakō as a one-eyed buddhist priest standing next to a thatched hut, however as there is no explanation of the image, the aobōzu's specific characteristics remain unknown.<ref name="youkaijiten">{{Cite book|language=Japanese|author=[[Kenji Murakami]]|title={{nihongo|Yōkai Jiten|妖怪事典|Ghost Dictionary}}|year=2000|publisher=[[Mainichi Shimbun Press]]|isbn=978-4-620-31428-0|pages=3-4}}</ref> |
The aobōzu is depicted in the Gazu Hyakki Yakō as a one-eyed buddhist priest standing next to a thatched hut, however as there is no explanation of the image, the aobōzu's specific characteristics remain unknown.<ref name="youkaijiten">{{Cite book|language=Japanese|author=[[Kenji Murakami]]|title={{nihongo|Yōkai Jiten|妖怪事典|Ghost Dictionary}}|year=2000|publisher=[[Mainichi Shimbun Press]]|isbn=978-4-620-31428-0|pages=3-4}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:34, 8 June 2010
Aobōzu (青坊主, Blue Priest) are a type of Japanese yōkai (folk legend ghosts) that appears in 18th century artist Toriyama Sekien's book Gazu Hyakki Yakō.
The aobōzu is depicted in the Gazu Hyakki Yakō as a one-eyed buddhist priest standing next to a thatched hut, however as there is no explanation of the image, the aobōzu's specific characteristics remain unknown.[2]
It is believed that the aobōzu is the direct inspiration for the one-eyed priest hitotsume-kozō that is present in many yōkai drawings, such as Sawaki Suushi's Hyakkai-Zukan published in 1737.[3] There is also a theory that because the kanji ao (青) 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 Yōkai Karuta (江戸妖怪かるた, Edo Period Ghost Cards) (in Japanese). Kokushokan Kōkai. p. 18. ISBN 978-4-336-04112-8.
- ^ Kenji Murakami (2000). Yōkai 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). Yōkai Zukan (妖怪図巻, Ghost Illustrated Volume) (in Japanese). Kokushokan Kōkai. pp. 164–165. ISBN 978-4-336-04187-6.
- ^ Katsumi Tada (2006). Hyakkai Kaidoku (百鬼解読, Desciphering Hyakkai) (in Japanese). Kodansha. pp. 87–88. ISBN 978-4-06-275484-2.
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