A yokai depicted by Toriyama Sekien in Hyakki Tsurezurebukuro. It appears like a creature halfway between animal and human, shown with a shallow wooden clog (asa-gutsu) set atop it. The name is understood as an ateji blend of “kutsu (clog)” and “tsura (face).” Sekien alludes to the Chinese proverb Guatian lixià (“in the melon patch, under the plum tree”) and cites a tale of a melon-field monster driven off by a talisman, suggesting this entity belongs to that type. Beyond Sekien’s illustration and citation, concrete traits or locales are uncertain and later tradition is sparse.