Now Viewing: yamabikoTag type: General Gazu Hyakki Yakō (画図百鬼夜行, "The Illustrated Night Parade of A Hundred Demons") is the first book of Japanese artist Toriyama Sekien's famous Gazu Hyakki Yakō 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 youkai imagery in Japan. Among the supernatural entities presented in the first volume is the Yamabiko. Yamabiko (幽谷響) means "echo", so Sekien likely meant to imply that this creature is a spirit that mimics sounds in the mountains. Other Wiki Information Last updated: 04/21/11 3:50 PM by jedi1357 This entry is not locked and you can edit it as you see fit. |
     
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