Zhuru, named1667 historical plate
Actual 1000-pixel page directly inspected and printed caption compared with the received text. The caption identifies a fox with fish wings, a fear omen from Mount Geng. The drawing gives the fox fin-like appendages rather than treating it as an ordinary fox. Smithsonian catalog dates the physical edition 1667 and classifies it public domain.
Overview
Zhuru inhabits Mount Geng in the Shanhaijing’s second eastern itinerary. Its body resembles a fox, but its wings are compared with those of a fish. Its call sounds its own name, and its appearance brings or forecasts fear in the state. The unusual wing comparison is retained rather than silently replacing it with feathered bird wings.
Mount Geng is described as without vegetation and as containing watery mineral resources and large snakes. Those snakes are part of the locality, not an alternative body for Zhuru. The adjacent mountain entries include other fox-like creatures with different wings, tails, and omens. This brief witness identifies Zhuru by the fox-and-fish combination; it does not explain whether the creature flies, swims, transforms, or personally attacks the people who experience the predicted fear.
Origins & earliest records
China; Shanhaijing Eastern Mountains
Records & interpretation
Specific named primary-text transcription directly read; historical plate not assigned yet.
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Shanhaijing, Eastern Mountains
Second eastern itinerary; Mount Geng
Family & connections
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Primary records and illustrations
Shan hai jing: er shi san juan (Smithsonian digitized edition)
Physical volume 2; illustration sequence. IIIF canvas index 43 (zero based), labelled 朱獳; no printed page number asserted
Actual 1000-pixel page directly inspected and printed caption compared with the received text. The caption identifies a fox with fish wings, a fear omen from Mount Geng. The drawing gives the fox fin-like appendages rather than treating it as an ordinary fox. Smithsonian catalog dates the physical edition 1667 and classifies it public domain.
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- Primary text transcriptionShanhaijing Eastern Mountains received primary textResearch access: 2026-10-05
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Historical illustrationZhuru, named1667 historical plate
Actual 1000-pixel page directly inspected and printed caption compared with the received text. The caption identifies a fox with fish wings, a fear omen from Mount Geng. The drawing gives the fox fin-like appendages rather than treating it as an ordinary fox. Smithsonian catalog dates the physical edition 1667 and classifies it public domain.
