The reverse, a bovine-headed and human-bodied example of a kudan is known. One allegedly appeared in the late 19th century (25 or 6 years before Minakata's essay of 1921, hence 1894 or 1895). The anecdote was collected from an informant named Sugawa, Kantoku (須川寛得), who was resident of Miwasakicho [ja] (former town, now part of Shingū, Wakayama).[9]
For example, at Mount Togakushi or Mount Hakkai [ja], pilgrims were handed out disaster-warding amulets with Bai Ze depicted on them (bearing the title Hakutaku hikaizu (白沢避怪図, lit. "Hakutaku monster-evading image").[31]
She visited the temples and shrines near the epicenter of the Tateyama shugen [ja], i.e. the shugendō cult of Mount Tate, and others connected with the mountain, even outside the prefecture.
Tsunemitsu 1990; Tsunemitsu 2002, pp. 159–161 Tsunemitsu, Toru[in Japanese] (1990). Gakkō no kaidan 学校の怪談. Kodansha. pp. 128–. ISBN978-4061990067. Tsunemitsu, Toru[in Japanese] (2002). Gakkō no kaidan: kōshō bungei no tenkai to shosō 学校の怪談—口承文芸の展開と諸相 [Schoolroom ghost stories: the orally-transmitted literary art, and its development, various aspects] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. pp. 159–161. ISBN9784043649013.
The first character consists of the 'person' radical亻 on the left and the right half composed of 久 atop 田. The second character consists of the 'dog/beast' radical犭 on the left, with 部 on the right.[55] Note that " 久田部" together could be read as "kutabe" in Japanese.
