Tsuba with Shôki the Demon Queller
This tsuba shows Shôki the Demon Queller, who is recognizable by his flowing beard. The legend of Shôki 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 real...
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3251
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object
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normalized
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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3
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.219_Mrk_DD_JP09.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.219_Mrk_DD_JP09.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS3_51.219_Mrk_DD_JP09.jpg |
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.219 |
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Culture
Japanese
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