Tradition: Japanese mythology
Alternative Names: –
Category: Cow
The Myth
Ushi-Fufu is a pair of supernatural beings with human heads and cow-like bodies. Both figures have two horns growing from their heads and hooves split into two parts.
The male has a black body with a white abdomen, while the female has a red body. The male is also depicted with exposed genitals.
The source provided does not give any further story or legend concerning Ushi-Fufu beyond their depiction as a pair of cow-like beings associated with Hell.
Sources
“獣；ケモノ，夫婦；フウフ，畜生道；チクショウドウ (Kemono; Fūfu; Chikushōdō).” Kaii/Yōkai Image Database, International Research Center for Japanese Studies. 2006. https://www.nichibun.ac.jp/cgi-bin/YoukaiGazou/card.cgi?identifier=U426_nichibunken_0058_0007_0000