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Shōki, the Demon Queller by Utagawa Toyoharu — VisualArtsDB

Shōki, the Demon Queller

Shōki, the Demon Queller

Utagawa Toyoharu

1770

Medium: Woodblock print (sumizuri-e), ink on paper
Dimensions: 26 5/8 × 4 11/16 in. (67.7 × 11.9 cm) (image, sheet, habahiro hashira-e)
Genre: Print
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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With a seal succeeding the artist's signature that seems to be a rare date seal indicating the year 1770.

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