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Okumura Masanobu Japanese
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Zhong Kui, known in Japan as Shōki, is a guardian deity of Chinese origins associated with protection from disease. In Japan he is closely connected to the health and well-being of children.
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奥村政信画 鐘馗図
Title: Zhong Kui, the Demon Queller
Artist:
Okumura Masanobu (Japanese, 1686–1764)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: first half 18th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock print (urushi-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 27 in. (68.6 cm); W. 10 in. (25.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Bequest of Katherine S. Dreier, 1952
Object Number: JP3169
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