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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)"

A work made of color woodblock prints; oban triptych.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of color woodblock prints; oban triptych.

Date:

1887

Artist:

Kawanabe Kyosai
Japanese, 1831-1889

About this artwork

The tiger clutches one ferocious goblin in his jaws while Shōki’s sword subdues the others. “May” is printed in English on the right edge of the design, perhaps in an effort to make the print seem more fashionable at a moment when Western influence in Japan was growing. Images of Shōki are often hung to celebrate the Boys’ Day festival, which takes place in May.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Kawanabe Kyôsai

Title

May: Shoki the Demon Queller Riding on a Tiger, Subjugating Goblins, from the series "Of the Twelve Months: the Fifth (Junikagetsu no uchi: gogatsu)"

Place

Japan (Artist's nationality:)

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1887

Medium

Color woodblock prints; oban triptych

Dimensions

35.7 × 73.2 cm (14 1/16 × 28 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Nathalie Gookin Fund in memory of Frederick W. Gookin

Reference Number

1984.1371

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