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

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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

Key words

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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rgb(73,49,36), rgb(235,238,242), rgb(157,147,144), rgb(132,124,124), rgb(184,168,162), rgb(165,129,111), rgb(190,188,191), rgb(207,199,198), rgb(116,120,124), rgb(156,140,116), rgb(180,172,180)

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