Japanese netsuke, Shoki crouching over a straw hat

An image of Netsuke. Unknown maker, Japan. Shoki, the queller of demons with streams of long beards and long hair crouching over a straw hat under which is an Oni captured. Stag antler, carved, 1800-1900.

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Netsuke. Unknown maker, Japan. Shoki, the queller of demons with streams of long beards and long hair crouching over a straw hat under which is an Oni captured. Stag antler, carved, 1800-1900.

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Accession Number: O.174-2008
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: 1376 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows
Filesize: 110.99kB
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2000:01:03 22:02:25

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19th Century _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPAC _WF_OPAC_pending antler bearded beards captured carved demon queller demon slayer demons devils Fitz_AA hats Japanese netsuke oni Shoki slayer stag antler straw hat vanquisher yokai

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