HOKUSAI school: Shôki the Demon Queller Fighting Off Demons

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Artist: HOKUSAI school

Title:Shôki the Demon Queller Fighting Off Demons

Series:Large preparatory drawing.

Date:c. mid-19th century

Medium:Preparatory drawing ('shita-e') in black ink ('sumi') on paper.

Size/Format:c. 18" x 14"

Description:Shôki is said to have been a ghostly guardian of the Emperor Genso (Chinese: Huang Tsung) of the Tang Dynasty, who had vowed to remain forever engaged in the expulsion of demons from China. In Japanese art works, as in this drawing, he is mostly shown fighting off 'oni' (generic name for devils). - A powerful drawing of Shôki in his typical pose being attacked by two such devils, drawn in the Hokusai school tradition. At the lower left corner studies of of the devils' claws can be seen. The size of the drawing indicates an early sketch for a painting or folding screen, rather than for a woodblock print.

Condition:Fine. Backed.

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HOKUSAI school: Shôki the Demon Queller Fighting Off Demons

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