Comments on: A-Yokai-A-Day: Shukaku https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2017/10/15/a-yokai-a-day-shukaku/ illustrations, folklore, and blog Thu, 22 Aug 2024 02:38:18 +0000 hourly 1 By: A-Yokai-A-Day: Kidomaru | MatthewMeyer.net https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2017/10/15/a-yokai-a-day-shukaku/comment-page-1/#comment-15447 Sat, 28 Oct 2017 06:45:38 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=12844#comment-15447 […] this a lot when he makes up new tales. Some of the really famous yokai, such as Tamamo no Mae and Shukaku trace their roots all the way back to India and China, linking their Japanese versions to famous […]

]]> By: Matt https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2017/10/15/a-yokai-a-day-shukaku/comment-page-1/#comment-15235 Tue, 17 Oct 2017 22:49:01 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=12844#comment-15235 In reply to Donna M.

Yep! You can bet that was a direct reference to this!

]]> By: Donna M https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2017/10/15/a-yokai-a-day-shukaku/comment-page-1/#comment-15227 Tue, 17 Oct 2017 16:30:35 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=12844#comment-15227 Yes! I like Studio Ghibli’s Pom Poko, where the tanuki (tanukis?) learn how to morph into objects, including teapots! LOL!

]]> By: Matt https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2017/10/15/a-yokai-a-day-shukaku/comment-page-1/#comment-15212 Mon, 16 Oct 2017 22:29:07 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=12844#comment-15212 In reply to Donna M.

There are some versions of this story where the pot is the tanuki and not the monk! So it does vary a bit. 🙂

]]> By: Donna M https://matthewmeyer.net/blog/2017/10/15/a-yokai-a-day-shukaku/comment-page-1/#comment-15205 Mon, 16 Oct 2017 16:26:29 +0000 http://matthewmeyer.net/?p=12844#comment-15205 I’d guess Shukaku’s endless tea kettle was a bit of tanuki magic, so it probably wouldn’t work after he was gone. This has always been one of my favorite stories. I have a copy of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi’s print on my wall.

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