In Japanese Mythology, Mokumokuren (目目連) are spirits that live in torn shōji
(Japanese paper sliding walls).
If the shōji has many holes, eyes can
sometimes be seen on it, which, if looked at long enough, can make
people blind.
The only way to remove the spirit from the wall is to
patch up the holes in it. Mokumokuren is said to be an invention of Toriyama Sekien.
Toriyama Sekien (鳥山 石燕, 1712 – September 22, 1788) was an 18th century scholar and ukiyo-e artist of Japanese folklore. Toriyama is most famous for his attempt to catalogue all species of yōkai in the Hyakki Yagyō series.[1]
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