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Japanese kagamibuta with Shoki quelling a demon

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An image of Netsuke: kagamibuta. Shoki quelling a demon. Unknown maker, Japan. Circular bowl, plain, with central himotoshi. The inner rim has traces of green staining from copper alloy. Shibuichi disc applied with Shoki, a bearded giant, quelling a demon. Shoki, in shakudo, has a wide-brimmed, tall hat, and is playing a flute with a scabbard (copper alloy) at his belt. Kin-takazogan flute, hat, ankle band and tip to scabbard. The beast-like demon is of copper alloy (brown) with yellow metal (gold) teeth, eyes, ankle, knee and wrist band challenging Shoki with a sword (?). Circular, ivory bowl, with stained inner rim, with cast, metal disc and eyelet, height, whole, 2.0 cm, width, whole, 4.8 cm, circa 1800-1868. Edo Period (1615-1868).

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Netsuke: kagamibuta. Shoki quelling a demon. Unknown maker, Japan. Circular bowl, plain, with central himotoshi. The inner rim has traces of green staining from copper alloy. Shibuichi disc applied with Shoki, a bearded giant, quelling a demon. Shoki, in shakudo, has a wide-brimmed, tall hat, and is playing a flute with a scabbard (copper alloy) at his belt. Kin-takazogan flute, hat, ankle band and tip to scabbard. The beast-like demon is of copper alloy (brown) with yellow metal (gold) teeth, eyes, ankle, knee and wrist band challenging Shoki with a sword (?). Circular, ivory bowl, with stained inner rim, with cast, metal disc and eyelet, height, whole, 2.0 cm, width, whole, 4.8 cm, circa 1800-1868. Edo Period (1615-1868).

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  • Accession Number: O.40-1991
  • 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: 956 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 530.47kB
  • Exposure time: 1/30
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 32/1
  • Captured: 2000:01:01 17:45:28

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19th Century alloy broad rimmed hat carved cast circular copper copper alloy demon queller demon slayer demons devils disc disk Edo Period Fitz_AA flautist flute flute player gold hats himotoshi ivory Japanese kagamibuta metalwork music musical instruments netsuke oni relief round scabbard shakudo Shibuichi disc Shoki slayer slaying stained swords vanquisher wide brimmed hat Zhong Kui

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