Kotobuki_(folklore)

Kotobuki (folklore)

Kotobuki (folklore)

Japanese mythological creature

Kotobuki (寿, "congratulations") is a yōkai in Japanese mythology. The Kotobuki is a Japanese Chimera that has the parts of the creatures of the animals on the Chinese zodiac where it sports the head of a rat, the ears of a rabbit, the horns of an ox, the comb of a rooster, the beard of a goat, the neck of a dragon, the mane of a horse, the shoulders of a tiger, the arms of a monkey, the back of a boar, the hind legs of a dog, and the tail of a snake.[1]

An old 1850 Japanese painting describing the Kotobuki.

See also

  • Nue, a related Japanese Chimera

References

  1. [1]
    "Feebee, the Beast Known as Kotobuki - Tiger -".
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