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Menreiki

Menreiki is a type of monster in Japanese folklore, composed of Gigaku masks. It is listed within the 1781 compendium of Japanese supernatural entities, entitled Gazu Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro. It is mentioned in folklore that during the time of Prince Shotoku, the prince created various Gigaku masks which were used by Hata no Kawakatsu, and that the Menreiki is based on those masks.
Alias Menreiki (面霊気)
Real Names/Alt Names ○
Characteristics Yōkai, Enlightenment and Neoclassicism, Japanese
Creators/Key Contributors Toriyama Sekien, ○
First Appearance Japanese folklore
First Publisher ○
Appearance List Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro (百器徒然袋, “The Illustrated Bag of One Hundred Random Demons” or “A Horde of Haunted Housewares”, c. 1781) Vol. 3
Sample Read Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro Vol. 3 (c. 1781) [Smithsonian]
Description Menreiki is a type of monster in Japanese folklore, composed of Gigaku masks. It is listed within the 1781 compendium of Japanese supernatural entities, entitled Gazu Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro. It is mentioned in folklore that during the time of Prince Shotoku, the prince created various Gigaku masks which were used by Hata no Kawakatsu, and that the Menreiki is based on those masks.
Source Menreiki – Wikipedia
Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro Vol. 3 (c. 1781) | Toriyama Sekien
Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro Vol. 3 (c. 1781) | Toriyama Sekien