Chouchin-Obake ( animated paper lantern), are a type of Tsukumogami, a folk legend about a form of Japanese spirit that originate from objects reaching their 100th year of existence, thus becoming animate. Chouchin-obake in particular are Spirits of paper lanterns that reach the century milestone. They are typically portrayed with one eye and a long tongue protruding from an open mouth.

Here's Yokai-John's 1/9th scale Chouchin-Obake action figure: made by Yokai-John from a small cardboard candy box with Chouchin-obake features hand-sculpted (except plastic eye)over the box from air-dry Clay and attached with E-6000 by Yokai-John. 1/9th scale plastic toy leg(from Emce toys) attached to figure with E-6000 by Yokai-John .Yokai-John hand-painted the entire figure with acrylics and sealed with ModPodge adhesive sealant.Figure is 1/9th scale and stands over 5"3/4 tall(playable with other YokaiJohn 1/9th scale Youkai action figures).