May: Shoki the Demon Queller Riding on a Tiger, Subjugating Goblins, from the series “Of the Twelve Months: the Fifth (Junikagetsu no uchi: gogatsu)”
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Title
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May: Shoki the Demon Queller Riding on a Tiger, Subjugating Goblins, from the series “Of the Twelve Months: the Fifth (Junikagetsu no uchi: gogatsu)”
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Rights
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The Art Institute of Chicago. Public Domain.
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Creator
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Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889)
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Date
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1887
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Description
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The demon queller Shoki rides on a tiger through a group of "goblins," or demons. His tiger gnaws on one of the demons while Shoki slaughters them with his sword. This print was done a little after the end of the Edo period (1603-1867).
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Format
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Color woodblock prints. 14 1/16 × 28 7/8 in..
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Publisher
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The Art Institute of Chicago
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Contributor
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Zadie Henthorn
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Identifier
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The Art Institute of Chicago. 1984.1371
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Subject
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Ukiyo-e; Ukiyo-e art; Japanese art; Asian art; mythology; legend; woodblock print; demons; demon slayer; Shoki the demon queller.
