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Source Description
Shôki the Demon Queller is depicted standing with a sword. 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 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. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1022.
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Document identity
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38845
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Kashira with Shôki the Demon Queller
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Source metadata
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38845
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object
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normalized
title
Kashira with Shôki the Demon Queller
description
Shôki the Demon Queller is depicted standing with a sword. 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 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. This is part of a set with Walters 51.1022.
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
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1
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1
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import
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1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm) (l.)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
none
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copper, gold
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6194
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JMA
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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