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Shirōneri

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Shirōneri

Shirōneri

Their soul is listening — speak, and they will answer.

Basic Description

A yokai depicted by Toriyama Sekien in his Hyakki Tsurezurebukuro. It takes the form of a tattered cloth billowing like a dragon in the wind; Sekien glosses it as “an old wiping cloth that has transformed.” The name is thought to pun on “Shirōururi,” a figure from Essays in Idleness (Tsurezuregusa). It is generally understood as a tsukumogami created by Sekien’s design. The work does not detail specific harms or behavior, and later interpretations often add their own ideas.

Folklore & Legends

Rooted in Edo-period picture scrolls and yokai art rather than any single local folktale. Sekien frequently illustrated the conceit of old tools and rags becoming monsters, and Shirōneri belongs to that lineage. From the Showa era onward, some sources claim it troubles people with stench or slime, but these accounts trace to modern inventions and lack support in regional tradition.

Yokai Cards1

Shirōneri across multiple art-style decks

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Maya Calendar Guardian KINs

Displaying the Maya calendar KINs that Shirōneri protects.

Detailed Analysis

Character Profile

This section is our own creative profile for storytelling. It is not historical fact or scholarship.

Rarity
Epic

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