Since it is portrayed as a yokai of items and artifacts, some say that it should not be considered as a kitsune-bi yokai as described in the commentary but as a variation of the so-called Chochin Obake.
器物の妖怪として描かれていることから、解説文のような狐火の妖怪ではなく、俗にいう提灯お化けの一種と見なす方が妥当とする意見もある。