Card from the Japanese game obake karuta (monster cards), c. early 19th century. Each card features a monster from Japanese mythology and a character from the hiragana syllabary. From here.
The creature depicted on this card is a Geta-obake, a sort of tsukumogami.
Card from the Japanese game ''obake karuta'' (''monster cards''), c. early 19th century. Each card features a monster from Japanese mythology and a character from the hiragana syllabary. From [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ealac/dkc/calendar/godzilla/godzill