Zhifu ji 執拂姬 [Hossu-Holding Lady] is the title of a goddess in the heavens, and is probably invented by the author. The whisk, fly-whisk, or hossu is a symbolic religious artifact in Buddhism: “A hossu (払子, Chinese: Fuzi, 拂子; Sanskrit: vālavyajana) is a short staff of wood or bamboo with bundled hair (of a cow, horse, or yak) or hemp wielded by a Zen Buddhist priest. Often described as a “fly whisk” or “fly shooer”, the stick is believed to protect the wielder from desire and also works as a way of ridding areas of flies without killing them. The hossu is regarded as symbolic of a Zen teacher’s authority to teach and transmit Buddha Dharma to others, and is frequently passed from one teacher to the next.” (Wikipedia)
The god Lü Dongbin 呂洞賓 holding a hossu.
