Tsuka with Dancing Figures and Shôki

18th century (Edo) L: 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm) Citation Source image

On the kashira, Shôki the Demon Queller stands with a sword drawn amongst clouds. 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 realize...

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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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