Umbrella
The umbrella denotes the solar wheel, sky-dome, world-axis, royal or divine authority, and protection; some traditions also connect it with mourning or bad luck.
Our paraphrase of what the sources say it carries.
At a glance
- Type
- Symbol
- Borne by
- 1 figure
- Traditions
- Japanese folklore (1)
Figures that bear it
A model judged each figure against its own description, one term at a time. Is: the figure is, or is partly, this thing. Bears: it carries the thing or is marked by it. What a figure does is filed under motifs and powers. Open "why" for the sentence the judgement rests on.
- Kasa-obake is Japanese folklore
why
Originating from Japanese folklore, the Kasa-obake appears as a sentient, one-eyed umbrella with a long, lolling tongue.