Its was depicted in a diagram within classics such as the art book by Sekien TORIYAMA, "Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki" (Continued Illustrations of the Many Demons Past and Present), in a note quoted from a Chinese classic "Seisonroku," and its appearance was like that of a crane, having black body color, and its glittering eyes were like flame, and it sang in a high pitch note while shaking its wings.
古典の画図においては鳥山石燕の画集『今昔画図続百鬼』に描かれており、解説文には中国の古書『清尊録』からの引用で、姿は鶴のようで、体色が黒く、眼光は灯火のようで、羽を震わせて甲高く鳴くとある。