Nuribotoke
Sign in to savethumb|Nuribotoke ぬりぼとけ from Bakemono no e (化物之繪, c. 1700), Harry F. Bruning Collection of Japanese Books and Manuscripts, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, [[Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University.]] right|thumb|240px|"Nuribotoke" (ぬりぼとけ) from the Hyakkai Zukan by Sawaki Suushi right|thumb|200px|"Nuribotoke" (塗仏) from the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō by [[Sekien Toriyama]] The is a yōkai found in Japanese yōkai emaki such as the Hyakkai Zukan by Sawaki Suushi. They are also depicted in the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō by Toriyama Sekien.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Nuribotoke is referenced by 5 other articles, and connects out to Toriyama Sekien, The Buddha and International Standard Book Number.
It is catalogued under topics including Buddhist folklore, Japanese folklore and Yōkai.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
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6 sectionsContents
- Concept
- Umibōzu
- Explanatory text beginning in Shōwa
- See also
- Notes
- References
thumb|Nuribotoke ぬりぼとけ from Bakemono no e (化物之繪, c. 1700), Harry F. Bruning Collection of Japanese Books and Manuscripts, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, [[Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University.]] right|thumb|240px|"Nuribotoke" (ぬりぼとけ) from the Hyakkai Zukan by Sawaki Suushi right|thumb|200px|"Nuribotoke" (塗仏) from the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō by [[Sekien Toriyama]] The is a yōkai found in Japanese yōkai emaki such as the Hyakkai Zukan by Sawaki Suushi. They are also depicted in the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō by Toriyama Sekien.
They are depicted as an animated corpse with darkened skin and dangling eyeballs. Their name literally means "Lacquered Buddha" which references their black lacquered color and their resemblance to Buddha, although the term for Buddha can also be used to mean any deceased spirit. It has also sometimes been referred to as Kurobō (黒坊). They are often portrayed with largely bloated stomachs and appear often as a Buddhist priest.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nuribotoke” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.