Shoki the Demon Queller

Title: Shoki the Demon Queller
Rights: The Art Institute of Chicago. Public Domain.
Creator: Katsukawa Shun’ei (1762-1819)
Date: Ca. 1793
Description: A large samurai stands holding a red, hairy demon upside down. The samurai holds a sword over the demon, ready to skewer him.
Format: Color woodblock print. 24 3/8 × 4 3/4 in..
Publisher: The Art Institute of Chicago.
Contributor: Zadie Henthorn
Identifier: The Art Institute of Chicago. 1958.158
Subject: ukiyo-e; ukiyo-e art; Japanese art; Asian art; demon; samurai; woodblock print; mythology; legend; 18th century.
Source: Jpeg file. The Art Institute of Chicago. 10/12/23.; https://www.artic.edu/artworks/7605/shoki-the-demon-queller

Item sets: Legendary Creatures: A Look at Mythology in Ukiyo-e Art- Zadie S.