#bakezori

[farewell-to-lorien]

Yokai, by ​Lorenzo Colangeli.

[lpbestiary]

In Japanese folklore, the Bakezōri is a type of tsukumogami that comes from a zōri, a traditional thonged sandal most often made of rice straw or wood, or in modern times, synthetic materials.

The Bakezōri is often depicted as a sandal with arms, legs and a single, staring eye. It is a known pest, said to run around the house at night chanting loudly. They will often torment people out of boredom or jealousy.

Image source.

Monster master list.

Suggest a spook.

[comparativetarot]

Suit of Coins, 1 of 3. Art by Buboplague, from the Yokai Yochi Tarot: A Deck of Ghosts and Spirits. 

[nightmaresyrup]

Bakezori, Umatokage and a Yagen?

These Tsukumogami just looked fun to draw. Bakezori is a sandal, Umatokage is a toy stick horse. Yagen (薬研) is just a temporary name I gave  to the third one below. It’s a crushing wheel used to grind medicinal ingredients. I just saw it on a book cover while looking for some Yokai to draw.

[quicktiger-rblx]

So I'm making a game about spirits that visit a hotel in the spirit realm and I'm making a bunch of japanese yokai based spirits! My favorite right now is the kitsune :> I'm gonna so far I've made

Kitsune, Oni, Karakasa Kozu, Obake, Kappa and an uncommon one, Chokeshin which is a white butterfly that flies around those about to pass away from illness. I based her off Go Won from Loona and their butterfly comeback :)

Let me know what you guys think!

[everythingcatalogue]

[lucyhart-viscomm]

Sumi-e Experiments

From my research into Sumi-e painting, I tried it with a variety of Yokai, some obscure and some well known. I really wanted to get the minimal-lines style down, using negative space and line forms to indicate a shape. I like how all of them vary, my research into Sumi-e showing that there isn’t a specific style you have to use, and its more about capturing the essence and feeling of the subject. The non-erasable brush strokes can really help catch a good form, or muck the whole thing up, but I like how you can’t refine it constantly and every line is permanent.

With Yokai like the Otoroshi, Tamamo-no-mae, and the Yuki-Onna, all the styles vary but I feel they have effectively captured the spirit of the subject. The Yuki Onna focuses heavily on the thick lines and suggested forms, giving the impression of them almost like seeing through a snowstorm.

[bordiemakesart]

The prompt for day 17 of #summerknightsdraw is #yokai or #spirit , and hoooo boy do I love my strange spirits, so much so that I filled the scene with 'em to the degree that I'll have to split up showing them all throughout this scene! Showcased today we have the Akaname, or filth licker. You better clean up thouroughly kids, because otherwise this nightmare will clamber into your house and lick up all the filth with it's long, spotted, hairy tounge!... I friggan love yokai, they are so friggan creative! Together with the Akaname we have some Tsukumogamis, or objects which turn into yokai when they have been around for long enough. We have a Kasa-Obake, or umbrella yokai, and Bakezōri, or ghost sandal! Look forward to more crazy stuff tomorrow! . . . #drawing #art #fantasy #japan #akaname #bakezori #kasaobake