Specialists have pointed out that Tōhoku Kaidan no Tabi includes many Sekien-created yōkai that have not originated from folklore, leading to the theory that this "abura-name akago" was also created based on Sekien's abura-akago.
This passage suggests that the "abura-name akago," a type of yōkai found in Tōhoku Kaidan no Tabi, may have been inspired by Sekien's own creation of similar creatures.