MAKE A MEME View Large Image Walters 5112533B - Back.jpg On the kashira Sh鬹i the Demon Queller stands with a sword drawn amongst clouds The legend of Sh鬹i originated in China Sh鬹i was an aspiring scholar in China who committed suicide when he failed the examinations ...
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Keywords: Japanese - Tsuka with Dancing Figures and Sh么ki - Walters 5112533B - Back.jpg On the kashira Sh鬹i the Demon Queller stands with a sword drawn amongst clouds The legend of Sh鬹i originated in China Sh鬹i was an aspiring scholar in China who committed suicide when he failed the examinations to become a government official The emperor when he realized the degree of Sh鬹i's commitment to service awarded him the title of doctor Sh鬹i then appeared to the emperor in a dream where he vowed to protect the empire from demons to show his gratitude The menuki are in the shape of dancing figures in court costume This is part of a mounted set century 18 Edo ray skin gold shakudo cm 14 9 accession number 51 1253 3B 79233 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters none place of origin Edo present-day Tokyo Japan Walters Art Museum license Tsuka in the Walters Art Museum Reliefs of dancers on Japanese sword fittings Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist review
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