Kejōrō

LesserfringeEdo-period illustrated yōkai bestiary (Toriyama Sekien)Japan

Kejōrō is recorded only as a named entry (or image) associated with Toriyama Sekien’s Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki (c. 1779) within the context of Sekien’s illustrated bestiary of supernatural beings. The available supplied source (a Wikipedia summary of Sekien’s work) confirms Sekien’s role as compiler-illustrator but does not supply further descriptive or folkloric detail specific to Kejōrō.

Origin

The supplied source does not provide an origin narrative for Kejōrō. Kejōrō appears only as part of Toriyama Sekien’s Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki corpus of images and names; the Wikipedia summary confirms Sekien compiled images based on literature, folklore, and earlier artwork but does not confirm whether Kejōrō derives from an earlier tale or was an invention or adaptation by Sekien himself (source: supplied Wikipedia summary).

Appearance

No textual description of Kejōrō’s physical appearance is provided in the supplied source. Sekien’s Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki is an illustrated volume and therefore contains an image for the entry, but that plate and any caption text were not included in the provided material; consequently specific visual features cannot be asserted from the supplied source.

Abilities

The supplied source does not record any powers, behaviors, or functional role for Kejōrō. There is no information in the provided material about whether the entity is harmful, benevolent, or associated with particular phenomena.

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Sources
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    Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki (entry/image associated with Kejōrō in Toriyama Sekien's tetralogy). Wikipedia: Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki — summary of Toriyama Sekien's illustrated bestiary (accessed via supplied research notes).wiki
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