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madmouth commented on the word iron mouse
a.k.a. Tesso
It's likely this creature was invented by illustrator Toriyama Sekien, though we also see it (among other, better-known Japanese demons) in the work of sculptor Kaiyôdô (here), who seems pretty recent. There doesn't seem to be a lot of other info on the Iron Mouse, though, so Kaiyôdô may just be doing an homage to Toriyama.
July 7, 2009