![Lyon Collection : Print : Keyamura Rokusuke (毛谷村六助) watching a wrestling match between <i>kappa</i> from the series <i>The Mirror of the Strange Tales from Japan and China</i> (<i>Wakan Kidan Kagami</i> - 和漢奇談鑑) [ Lyon Collection : Print : Keyamura Rokusuke (毛谷村六助) watching a wrestling match between <i>kappa</i> from the series <i>The Mirror of the Strange Tales from Japan and China</i> (<i>Wakan Kidan Kagami</i> - 和漢奇談鑑) [](https://woodblockprints.org/media/lyon_collection/images/1/0/67889_ca_object_representations_media_1074_large.jpg)
Lyon Collection : Print : Keyamura Rokusuke (毛谷村六助) watching a wrestling match between kappa from the series The Mirror of the Strange Tales from Japan and China (Wakan Kidan Kagami - 和漢奇談鑑) [
![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
![Shirafuji Genta Watching Kappa Wrestle; English: Japan, 1865, 2nd month Series: One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan Prints; woodcuts Color woodblock print Herbert R. Cole Collection (M.84.31.59) Japanese Art; 2nd Shirafuji Genta Watching Kappa Wrestle; English: Japan, 1865, 2nd month Series: One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan Prints; woodcuts Color woodblock print Herbert R. Cole Collection (M.84.31.59) Japanese Art; 2nd](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2B94G14/shirafuji-genta-watching-kappa-wrestle-english-japan-1865-2nd-month-series-one-hundred-ghost-tales-from-china-and-japan-prints-woodcuts-color-woodblock-print-herbert-r-cole-collection-m843159-japanese-art-2nd-month-2B94G14.jpg)
Shirafuji Genta Watching Kappa Wrestle; English: Japan, 1865, 2nd month Series: One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan Prints; woodcuts Color woodblock print Herbert R. Cole Collection (M.84.31.59) Japanese Art; 2nd
![The Kappa Kawataro is a water spirit of Japan, with webbed hands and feet and a tortoise shell Stock Photo - Alamy The Kappa Kawataro is a water spirit of Japan, with webbed hands and feet and a tortoise shell Stock Photo - Alamy](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2b01820/japan-a-kawataro-water-imp-from-the-kaikidan-ekotoba-monster-scroll-mid-19th-century-the-kawataro-is-a-variety-of-kappa-or-water-imp-which-likes-to-eat-people-and-to-practice-sumo-an-indentation-on-top-of-the-creatures-head-is-filled-with-water-the-kawataro-becomes-weak-when-the-water-spills-out-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-2b01820.jpg)
The Kappa Kawataro is a water spirit of Japan, with webbed hands and feet and a tortoise shell Stock Photo - Alamy
![Y'all asked for it... So here's polished Samurai China!(backstory in comments) Thanks for the support so far, I'm glad you're(hopefully) enjoying my posts!(I know I am) : r/Kappa Y'all asked for it... So here's polished Samurai China!(backstory in comments) Thanks for the support so far, I'm glad you're(hopefully) enjoying my posts!(I know I am) : r/Kappa](https://preview.redd.it/eo85upqctla61.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=43b6f350ef48070ada3173e9c28e474299bd46b3)
Y'all asked for it... So here's polished Samurai China!(backstory in comments) Thanks for the support so far, I'm glad you're(hopefully) enjoying my posts!(I know I am) : r/Kappa
![KAPPA JAPANESE & CHINESE RESTAURANT, Pearland - Restaurant Reviews, Photos & Phone Number - Tripadvisor KAPPA JAPANESE & CHINESE RESTAURANT, Pearland - Restaurant Reviews, Photos & Phone Number - Tripadvisor](https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/04/20/33/5f/roach-in-my-rice.jpg)