Born from inanimate object
A motif · Form · Thompson T543, Sex
5 figures carry it.
Nearby in Thompson's index
Motifs this bestiary also holds from T540 and below. The codes are the index's; the names and counts are ours.
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T547Grown in sealed vessel 1 figure
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In the most commonly told version, the creature's origin is tied to a period of hardship for Buddhist monks, sometimes framed against a historical persecution of Buddhism, during which a monk or a household of monks is said to have shaped a small figure out of rice grains, or in some tellings rice paste or cooked rice, either as a plaything or as an offering.
These ethereal creatures are born from ordinary lanterns that have reached their hundredth year of existence
The Kasa-obake, a whimsical creature from Japanese folklore, embodies the enchanting concept of tsukumogami - everyday objects that come to life after a century of existence.
its body is said to begin as an ordinary object rather than as flesh
Dokkaebi are traditionally said to arise from discarded household objects, such as old brooms, bloodied rags, or worn-out tools, that have absorbed enough human energy or blood over long years to awaken as spirits.