Yama-uba

"Yamauba" (山うば) from the Hyakkai Zukan by Sawaki Suushi
Yamamuba (山むば) from Bakemono no e (化物之繪, c. 1700), Harry F. Bruning Collection of Japanese Books and Manuscripts, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University.
"Yamauba" (山姥) from the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō by Toriyama Sekien
A depiction of Yama-uba by Totoya Hokkei (1780–1850)

Yamauba (山姥 or 山うば), Yamamba or Yamanba are variations on the name of a yōkai[1] found in Japanese folklore.

  1. ^ Joly, 396.