MAKE A MEME View Large Image Demon Queller - Walters 51817.jpg Standing on the left side of the kozuka is Sh鬹i the demon queller He is identifiable by his hat and beard Sh鬹i was an aspiring scholar in China who committed suicide when he failed the examinations to ...
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Keywords: Got么 Ts没j么 - Kozuka with Sh么ki the Demon Queller - Walters 51817.jpg Standing on the left side of the kozuka is Sh鬹i the demon queller He is identifiable by his hat and beard 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 between 1663 1721 Edo shakudo gold cm 9 8 l accession number 51 817 17666 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters signature place of origin Kyoto Japan Walters Art Museum license Kozuka in the Walters Art Museum Got么 Ts没j么 Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review
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