This version relies solely on images from picture scrolls with minimal notes. Nade-zato has a transmitted name and appearance, but the textual account is missing, so its nature and conduct cannot be fixed. The iconography shows a shaven-headed, blind masseur-like figure with eyes left undrawn; some depictions emphasize long fingers or claw-like hands. Related imagery includes an identical type titled “Mugan” (No-Eyes) in Edo-period Hyakki-zu, suggesting variant naming. Tada Katsumi notes that nade may connect to nademono, which transfers defilement by touch, and to an old byname for “cat,” hinting at a being that feigns meekness to hide its true nature; however, this is scholarly interpretation, not a firm local tradition. Accordingly, abilities, weaknesses, and habits are scarcely recorded and should be treated as unknown.
Character Profile
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Yokai Type - Traditional Yokai
Category - General Classifications
Rarity - Rare
Personality - unknown, can be read as gentle or ominous
Compatibility - unknown
Abilities - unknown
Weaknesses - unknown
Habitat - unknown
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