Furu-utsubo (古 空 穂) - duh tsukumogi from Japanese folklore. Ostensibly able to move like a beast [1] .
According to legend, Furu-Usubo becomes an old quiver for arrows, which for a long time was not used by an archer. His name allegedly comes from the nickname of the warrior’s quiver Yoshiaki Miura, who served Prince Yoritomo. During his life, he kept arrows in it for shooting yakan (the most common type of Japanese mythical foxes, werewolves, kitsune ). But later he forgot about the quiver, which, bearing a grudge, became a monster [2] .
It was believed that the transformation of old quivers into tsukumogi is due to the fact that they are made of materials "taken" from living creatures: animal skin, as well as feathers, bamboo and fur, from which jewelry was made for quivers [3] .
Notes
- ↑ 多 田 克己 .幻想 世界 の 住 人 た ち IV 日本 編. - 社 , 1990. - p. 302-303. - ISBN 978-4-915146-44-2 .
- ↑ 村上 健 司編著.妖怪 事 典. - 毎 日 新聞 社 , 2000. - P. 299 頁. - ISBN 978-4-620-31428-0 .
- ↑ 水木 し げ る .図 説 日本 妖怪 大 鑑. - 講 談 社 , 2007. - P. 264 頁. - ISBN 978-4-06-281126-2 .
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