![Japan: A 'Korean monk' reborn as a 'kappa' water sprite, playing a 'gekkin' moon guitar. From the Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll, mid-19th century. The Kaikidan Ekotoba is a mid-19th century handscroll that Japan: A 'Korean monk' reborn as a 'kappa' water sprite, playing a 'gekkin' moon guitar. From the Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll, mid-19th century. The Kaikidan Ekotoba is a mid-19th century handscroll that](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2B0181P/japan-a-korean-monk-reborn-as-a-kappa-water-sprite-playing-a-gekkin-moon-guitar-from-the-kaikidan-ekotoba-monster-scroll-mid-19th-century-the-kaikidan-ekotoba-is-a-mid-19th-century-handscroll-that-profiles-33-legendary-monsters-and-human-oddities-mostly-from-the-kyushu-region-of-japan-but-with-several-from-other-countries-including-china-russia-and-korea-the-document-whose-author-is-unknown-is-in-the-possession-of-the-fukuoka-city-museum-2B0181P.jpg)
Japan: A 'Korean monk' reborn as a 'kappa' water sprite, playing a 'gekkin' moon guitar. From the Kaikidan Ekotoba Monster Scroll, mid-19th century. The Kaikidan Ekotoba is a mid-19th century handscroll that
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![It is said that the Japanese giant salamander is the inspiration behind the mythological creature known as the kappa, an imp or a demon that live in the rivers of Japan. : It is said that the Japanese giant salamander is the inspiration behind the mythological creature known as the kappa, an imp or a demon that live in the rivers of Japan. :](https://external-preview.redd.it/Ek843nKsvsOml3b_AUSZndVTtAusS3-z7Awap69a12A.png?format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ef0f64064a0e7a919a20539e9e6cf18c89619020)