Shōki, the Demon–Queller
Shōki was generally depicted, based on the iconography, killing a small demon. However, in the Japanese popular cult that reveres him as guardian deity, he was also rendered standing alone in a more iconic mode.
In this unusually large print, Masanobu employed the urushi-e technique (picture in lacquer with glue added for gloss) to enliven the
Credit: Bequest of Katherine S. Dreier, 1952
Early 18th century
Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper (beni-e)
68.6cm
JP3169
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019
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