Drawing on Chinese works such as Yongjia Ji, Xuanzhong Ji, and Baopuzi, Wakan Sansai Zue records: “The mountain sprite is found in Anguo County; it has one leg with a reversed heel; it steals salt and eats crabs and frogs.” It is said to assault people at night, yet loses its power when the name “Batsu” (魃, the drought demon) is spoken. Conversely, those who violate or harm the Sansei incur misfortune—illness or even house fires. In Japan, Toriyama Sekien illustrated it in Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki peering into a mountain hut with a crab in hand.