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Shôki, the demon queller: P.382-1996

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Shôki, the demon queller

Maker(s)

Designer: Masanobu, Okumura

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Description

Print from woodblock in black, with hand-colouring and 'lacquer' (urushi-e). Kakemono-e, 623 x 255. Signed: Hôgetsudô Okumura Bunkaku Masanobu kin-zu. Artist's seal: Tanchôsai. c.1745.

Legal notes

Purchased from the Gow fund with the assistance of the National Art Collections Fund and the MGC/V&A Purchase Grant Fund

Measurements and weight

Height: 623 mm
Width: 255 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1996) by Kruml, Richard

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1745

School or Style

Ukiyo-e
Japanese

Materials used in production

Coloured ink
Nikawa
Sumi

Techniques used in production

Urushi-e
Hand colouring
Woodcut

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Hôgetsudô Okumura Bunkaku Masanobu kin-zu
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Tanchôsai
  • Type: Maker's mark

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.382-1996
Primary reference Number: 11143
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 5 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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