Japan: The Boukon, or ghost of a departed soul, appears to have pale blue skin, long hair, and a distended belly. From the Bakemono Zukushi Monster Scroll, Edo Period (1603-1868).
The Bakemono Zukushi handscroll, painted in the Edo period (18th-19th century) by an unknown artist, depicts 24 traditional monsters that traditionally haunt people and localities in Japan.
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