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Source Description
At the left of the composition is a large sake cup standing on its edge. Peaking out from behind is a shôjô. Shôjô are monkey-like creatures with human faces who usually live near water. They are fond of drinking sake, which probably accounts for their red faces. The matching fuchi (Walters 51.988) shows the sake barrel. The wave pattern on the shôjô's garment is also repeated in the ladle on the fuchi.
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Document identity
localId
35472
label
Kashira with a Shôjô and Sake Cup
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
35472
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Kashira with a Shôjô and Sake Cup
description
At the left of the composition is a large sake cup standing on its edge. Peaking out from behind is a shôjô. Shôjô are monkey-like creatures with human faces who usually live near water. They are fond of drinking sake, which probably accounts for their red faces. The matching fuchi (Walters 51.988) shows the sake barrel. The wave pattern on the shôjô's garment is also repeated in the ladle on the fuchi.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
n.d.
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CC0
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en
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Arms & Armor
kashira
sword components
handles
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm) (l.)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
silver, gold, copper
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
none
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1
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0
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photo
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7e4a731a197b6ef4