Ask the Scholar

{
    "localId": "21304",
    "label": "Kozuka with Shôki the Demon Queller",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.709"
}

{
    "id": "21304",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.709",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Kozuka with Shôki the Demon Queller",
    "description": "Shôki the Demon Queller is a legendary figure who originated in China. Shôki was an aspiring scholar in China who committed suicide when he failed the examinations to become a government official. The emperor, when he realized the degree of Shôki's commitment to service, awarded him the title of doctor. Shôki then appeared to the emperor in a dream where he vowed to protect the empire from demons to show his gratitude. Here, he is shown dressed in Chinese style armor and fighting a small demon.",
    "provenance": "Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acqusition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "19th century (Edo-Meiji)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.709",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Arms & Armor",
        "kozuka",
        "sword components",
        "handles"
    ],
    "iiifBase": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.709_Back_DD_JP09.jpg",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.709_Back_DD_JP09.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.709_Back_DD_JP09.jpg",
    "imageCount": 3,
    "pageCount": 3,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensionsRaw": "L: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)"
}

{
    "cul": "Japanese",
    "inscriptions": "[Signature] Ichiryûsha Tomotoshi",
    "med": "shakudo, gold,  copper",
    "creator_ids": [
        "2286"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "JMA"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": []
}

{
    "seq": 2,
    "pageIndex": 0,
    "type": "photo",
    "url": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/raw/PS3_51.709_Back_DD_JP09.jpg",
    "mediaId": "5b2c5d0187fbbaf7"
}