Friday, 20 March 2015

Tsukumogami

Tsukumogami are an entire class of yōkai and obake, comprising ordinary household items that have come to life on the one-hundredth anniversary of their birthday. This virtually unlimited classification includes:


Bakezōri
A)  Bakezōri (straw sandals)

B)  Biwa-bokuboku (a lute)

C)  Burabura (a paper lantern)


D)  Karakasa (old umbrellas)

E)  Kameosa (old sake jars) 
Mokumokuren
  F)  Morinji-no-kama (tea kettles)
   G)  Mokumokuren (paper screens with eyes)





 

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