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Shoki, the demon queller (© Fitzwilliam Museum)
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© Fitzwilliam Museum

Shoki, the demon queller

Artist: Okumura Masanobu (1686 - 1764)

Location: Fitzwilliam Museum

Date: 1745

Materials: woodblock print with hand-colouring

Dimensions: 625 x 256 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £5,000 (Total: £12,000)

Vendor: Richard Kruml

Review number: 4270 (1996)

Provenance:
The print is rare and is known in only four other impressions (one in Chicago, two in Honolulu, and one in an Israeli private collection).

Description:
In the 'Kano' style (traditional for representations of Shoki the demon queller).

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