Paintings or picture scrolls in which living things were painted, such as "Nezumi Zoshi" and "Juni-rui Gassen," were created, and the Tsukumogami of kakashi (scarecrow) and hishaku (ladle) were painted in "Bakemono Zoshi."
絵画や絵巻では『鼠草紙』・『十二類合戦』とよばれる生き物を模した物や、『化物草子』では、案山子や柄杓の九十九神が描かれている。