Paprastai Tsukumogami išlieka draugiški ir lojalūs namų šeimininkams, bet gali ir supykti. Nuskriausti ir įskaudinti daiktai organizuojasi į gaujas ir krečia išdaigas tiems, kas negražiai su jais elgėsi ar išmetė lauk. Kad išvengti galimo daiktų keršto, iki šių dienų Shinto šventyklose atliekamos tam tikros apeigos, kurių metu stengiamąsi nuraminti senus sulaužytus daiktus.
A type of Japanese yōkai, the Tsukumogami (付喪神 “Kami of tool”) was a concept popular in Japanese folklore as far back as the tenth century, used in the spread of Shingon Buddhism. Today, the term is generally understood to be applied to virtually any object, “that has reached their 100th birthday and thus become alive and self-aware, though this definition is not without its controversy.
Tsukumogami are animate household objects. An otogizōshi (“companion tale”) titled Tsukumogami ki (“Record of tool kami”; Muromachi period) explains that after a service life of nearly one hundred years, utsuwamono or kibutsu (containers, tools, and instruments) receive souls. While many references are made to this work as a major source for the definition of tsukumogami, insufficient attention has been paid to the actual text of Tsukumogami ki.
Known Tsukumogami
- Abumi-guchi - A furry creature formed from the stirrup of a mounted military commander that works for Yama Orochi.
- Bakezōri - A possessed pair of straw zori sandals.
- Biwabokuboku - An animated Biwa.
- Boroboro-ton - A possessed comforter.
- Chōchinobake - An animated lantern, also known as Burabura.
- Ichiren-bozu - Animated prayer beads.
- Ittan-momen - A roll of cotton.
- Jotai - Possessed cloths draped from folding screens.
- Kameosa - A possessed sake jar.
- Kasa-obake - An animated umbrella. Also known as Hone Karakasa
- Kosode-no-te - A possessed kimono robe.
- Kurayarō - Animated saddle
- Kyōrinrin - Possessed scrolls or papers.
- Minowaraji- An animated Mino straw coat
- Morinji-no-okama - A possessed tea kettle. Another variation is Zenfushō
- Shamichoro - An animated shamisen
- Shirōneri - Possessed mosquito nettings or dust clothes.
- Shōgorō - An animated gong
- Ungaikyo - A possessed mirror.
- Yamaoroshi - A possessed grater.
- Zorigami - A possessed clock.
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