Japanese netsuke, Shoki the demon-queller with demon in basket

An image of Netsuke. Unknown maker, Japan. Shoki the demon-queller with demon in basket. Unsigned. Wood, carved, height, whole, 8.3 cm, 1700-1800.

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Netsuke. Unknown maker, Japan. Shoki the demon-queller with demon in basket. Unsigned. Wood, carved, height, whole, 8.3 cm, 1700-1800.

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Accession Number: O.12-1993
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal length: 100
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Photographer name: Image Library; Fitzwilliam Museum
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 658 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 376.96kB
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2000:01:03 22:18:28

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18th Century baskets bearded beards carved demon queller demon slayer demons devils Fitz_AA Japanese male netsuke Shoki slayer slaying vanquisher wood wooden Zhong Kui

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