Japan: The Daichiuchi is a mallet-wielding monster with a bird-like face. From the Bakemono Zukushi Monster Scroll, Edo Period (1603-1868).
Caption:
The Bakemono Zukushi handscroll, painted in the Edo period (18th-19th century) by an unknown artist, depicts 24 traditional monsters that traditionally haunt people and localities in Japan.
Credit:
Album / Pictures From History/Universal Images Group