Yokai Enamel Pin - Chochin Obake
£4.00
Chōchin-obake (提灯お化け, "paper lantern ghost") is a type of Tsukumogami, "[the] lantern-spook (chochinobake) ... a stock character in the pantheon of ghouls and earned mention in the definitive demonology of 1784.
In Japanese folklore, Tsukumogami are tools that have acquired a spirit. Because the term has been applied to several different concepts in Japanese folklore, there remains some confusion as to what the term actually means. The term is generally understood to be applied to virtually any object "that has reached its 100th birthday and thus become alive and self-aware", though this definition is not without controversy.
High quality soft enamel pin, 30mm with a black dye finish and a rubber clutch fixing.
 is a type of Tsukumogami, "[the] lantern-spook (chochinobake) ... a stock character in the pantheon of ghouls and earned mention in the definitive demonology of 1784.
In Japanese folklore, Tsukumogami are tools that have acquired a spirit. Because the term has been applied to several different concepts in Japanese folklore, there remains some confusion as to what the term actually means. The term is generally understood ... "Pin It")
