Otsuyu
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Otsuyu is a young female skeleton carrying a lantern decorated with peony flowers. She visits the house of an elderly and widowed samurai and has sexual intercourse with him. She is a character in Botan Dōrō.
When
- First attested
- 1378 CE
- Attested period
- 1378 – 1378
- Historical notes
- Character in a story inspired by Jiandeng Xinhua written in 1378.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Hone-onna
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Even though Hone-onna were first depicted in the Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki, they were formally introduced in Botan Dōrō through the famous character of Otsuyu. This is proven by Sekien's explanatory text in the Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki, which states that there is a story called Otogi Bōko, in which a young female skeleton (Otsuyu)”
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