Makigaiko-chan - 巻貝子ちゃん - [Yokai]

"Maki-gaiko-chan" (JP: 巻貝子ちゃん) from the collection of the Edo-Tokyo Museum - 福島潟妖怪譚 - "Fukushima Lagoon Yokai Tan". – Yet another shell fish girl that looks very close to Umidebito – to my understanding, "Makigai" is yet another term for "shellfish" but its more a generic term: so its vague as to what kind of shell fish she might actually be. – (She looks a bit like an uncomfortable sea snail.) – The included text from 1852 seems to be a personal account from the person with the Loincloth. – The story goes something like: 

"Every night I went to see a shining object on the lagoon, every night Makigai-ko-chan said: "I am a resident of this pond. - I live in this pond, and for the next five years we will have a good harvest, but a bad cold will spread and six parts of the world will die. But those who see me will be spared from the bad cold. If you see me, you will escape the illness, so draw a picture of me and show it to the world." 

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[The 7 Daughters of Fukushimagata  Lagoon] - are Shellfish Mermaids sometimes known as "Ningyo" but also fall under the catagory of "kaijin" or "glittering fish." – they are prophetic yokai who appeared in a lagoon in Niigata (in 1849 and the surrounding years.) - they where mentioned in "The Fujioka-ya Nikki" (Diary of Fujioka-ya) describing sixteen similar prints that where produced and sold as charms in the summer of 1852 during the summer months, when diseases where prevalent: Every single one of these mermaids where said to have given off a radiant, glowing light, deliver a prophecy of a great harvest, a warning of a terrible, epidemic and a blessing. (basically identical to yokai like #Amabie (& more specifically #Umidebito) So, if you look at them you'll supposedly survive the current problem be well! - it never hurts to have more lucky yokai right?] 

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Todays mermaid is: #4/7 "Makigai-ko-chan" from the collection of the Edo-Tokyo Museum - 福島潟妖怪譚 - "Fukushima Lagoon Yokai Tan".  – shes another one that looks very close to Umidebito: (After this one the others will be a different looking.) – to my understanding, "Makigai" is yet another term for "shellfish" but its more so a generic term: so it seems vague as to what kind of shell fish she might actually be – She looks a bit like an uncomfortable snail, but when i was coloring her she wound up looking more shrimp like so the wish/pun this time is to "ebi well" :^) –

 -[img source  tokyo museum archival collection. - I like how her hair stands up like a wave, since theres no description of colors, i just decided to have fun with it: she looks a bit more "fairy like" than the others somehow, like i did with Amabie. it kinda was difficult to make her look 'cute' but i think i pulled it off somehow. – With all those folds and a curly tail, she reminds me of a certain pug. hehe]

...Anyway, her text seems to be a personal account from the person with the Loincloth there – it says something along the lines of: 

"Every night I went to see a shining object on the lagoon, every night Makigai-ko-chan said: "I am a resident of this pond. - I live in this pond, and for the next five years we will have a good harvest, but a bad cold will spread and six parts of the world will die. But those who see me will be spared from the bad cold. If you see me, you will escape the illness, so draw a picture of me and show it to the world."  

...Once again its basically the same as the others, but this one apparently happened over a few nights! (no indication for how long though or what happened after) still because the idea of these is to "Draw me" it could very well just be another take on Umidebito. – Still, these are too much fun not to draw unique takes on everyone i come across XD

[The 7 Mermaids of Fukushimagata Lagoon] - are Shellfish Mermaids, sometimes known as "Ningyo" but also fall under the catagory of "kaijin" or "glittering fish." – prophetic yokai who appeared in a lagoon in Niigata (in 1849 and the surrounding years.) - mentioned in "The Fujioka-ya Nikki" (Diary of Fujioka-ya) describing sixteen similar prints that where produced and sold as charms in the summer of 1852 during the summer months, when diseases where prevalent: Every single one of these mermaids where said to have given off a radiant, glowing light, deliver a prophecy of a great harvest, a warning of a terrible, epidemic and a blessing. (basically identical to yokai like #Amabie (& more specifically Umidebito 海出人) So, if you look at them you'll supposedly survive the current problem be well! - it never hurts to have more lucky yokai right?]

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