Fukuro-mujina

Overview

Fukuro-mujina is represented by a large round decorated bag behind a long-haired human-like figure. Its tied mouth rises above the head, while small hairy limbs extend from the bag’s sides. The foreground figure wears floral clothing and raises an arm, with an open vessel, ropes and loose round objects near its feet. Candles and damaged wall panels define the room.

The title 袋絡 supplies the named witness; the adjacent reading identifies the bag-related apparition. This intricate composition combines clothing, containers and animal-like parts rather than prescribing a simple beast’s anatomy. The directly inspected image supports the animated bag and associated figure. It does not prove a former owner, a routine attack or an independently recorded regional legend, and those possible interpretations remain separate from the visual description.

Origins & earliest records

Toriyama Sekien, Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro (1784), volume 2; selected named plate directly inspected in the institutional digitization. This is not a claim that an oral tradition began in that year.

Records & interpretation

Printed label 袋絡, image composition and exact manifest URL directly checked. Explanatory cursive text is not completely transcribed; unverified narrative powers are omitted.

Selected bibliography

Documented works and useful reading. This is not a list of every appearance.

1. 01

   Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro

   Toriyama Sekien · 1784

   Volume 2; IIIF canvas index 12 (zero-based); HyakkitsurezureV2Tori_0013.jp2. Individually enlarged and inspected.

Family & connections

A source-supported family tree or inspiration record has not yet been compiled for this profile. Related reading below indicates a connection in subject matter, not a proven lineage or creative influence.

Primary records and illustrations

References

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1. Institutional primary-book recordHyakki Tsurezure Bukuro — institutional volume 2Research access: 2026-10-05
2. Primary illustrated plate / institutional digitizationFukuro-mujina (袋絡) — inspected primary plateResearch access: 2026-10-05

Image credits

Fukuro-mujina, named plate by Toriyama Sekien

Printed label 袋絡 directly inspected in the enlarged image. A large decorated bag and a long-haired female-like figure merge in Sekien’s Fukuro-mujina illustration. Exact URL copied from returned IIIF manifest.