Tsukumogami from Hyakki Yako Emaki.
Tsukumogami (付喪神, "Kami of tool") is a term used to categorize a type of yōkai. Understood by many Western scholars as a type of Japanese yōkai, the Tsukumogami was a concept popular in Japanese folklore as far back as the tenth century, used in the spread of Shingon Buddhism. The most accepted definition of the term says that tsukumogami are inanimate objects that once they have served their owner/s for 100 years, they recieve a soul and therefore become alive and self-aware.
Known tsukumogami
Abumi-Guchi
Bakezōri
Ittan-Momen
Kameosa
Chōchin-Obake
Kasa-Obake
More information
- Tsukumogami on Wikipedia