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Chochin-Obake
A tsukumogami formed from an old paper lantern, depicted with eyes, mouth, and a protruding tongue.
Overview
Chochin-Obake is a tsukumogami formed from an aged paper lantern (chochin). The figure is drawn with eyes, a mouth, and a tongue extending from the split paper, and is widely depicted in Edo-period chapbooks and toy prints.
Context of Appearance
Conventionally said to appear at night when an old lantern is left on a roadside or in an attic. The figure was a staple of Edo-period print culture aimed at children, and a related local tradition is recorded in Yamagata Prefecture.
Referenced Traditions
Toriyama Sekien's Gazu Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro (Tenmei 4 / 1784) includes a related figure titled "Furaribi" or "Burabura" (NDL pid/2605205), interpreted by later scholars as corresponding to the popular chochin-obake. The Nichibun Yokai Image Database also catalogs the figure from "Shin-pan Bakemono Tsukushi" by Utagawa Yoshimori.
Sources
画図百器徒然袋 不々落々（ぶらぶら）の項
Primary source鳥山石燕
天明4年（1784年）初刷。竹に結びつけられた提灯の妖怪。俗にいう提灯お化けに相当
https://dl.ndl.go.jp/pid/2605205怪異・妖怪画像データベース — ちうちんのおばけ（しん板化物尽し）
Institutional source国際日本文化研究センター
提灯に目と口がついている。口から何かが出ているように見える。出典しん板化物尽し（歌川芳盛）
https://www.nichibun.ac.jp/cgi-bin/YoukaiGazou/card.cgi?identifier=U426_nichibunken_0073_0021_0000怪異・妖怪伝承データベース — 提灯（三宅島目撃事例 ID:2360214）
Institutional source国際日本文化研究センター
東京都三宅島三宅村。1月24日の晩に、提灯行列が一丁ほども続いているのが見えた
https://www.nichibun.ac.jp/cgi-bin/YoukaiDB3/youkai_card.cgi?ID=2360214Wikipedia 日本語版 — 提灯お化け
Secondary sourceWikipedia contributors
日本の妖怪の一種。古い提灯が目や口を持ち、舌を出した姿で描かれる
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%8F%90%E7%81%AF%E3%81%8A%E5%8C%96%E3%81%91
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