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Hand-colored woodblock print of a fierce bearded warrior in a dark cap and patterned yellow robe sharpening a sword on a rock.

Shoki the Demon Queller Sharpening His Sword

A hand-colored woodblock print shows a bearded, fierce-faced warrior in a dark cap and yellow-patterned robe, seated on a rock and drawing a long blade across a whetstone. Bold black outlines, yellow and green washes, and a dark, swirling mountain backdrop frame the figure against the pale paper.

Artist
Okumura Masanobu
Date
c. 1725
Medium
Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
843 × 1683 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1730).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection

Español: Shoki, el cazador de demonios, afilando su espada

Una estampa xilográfica coloreada a mano muestra a un guerrero barbado de rostro feroz, con gorra oscura y túnica amarilla con estampado, sentado sobre una roca mientras pasa una larga hoja por una piedra de afilar. Contornos negros marcados, lavados amarillos y verdes y un fondo de montañas oscuras y sinuosas enmarcan la figura sobre el papel claro.

Português: Shoki, o caçador de demônios, afiando sua espada

Uma gravura em xilogravura colorida à mão mostra um guerreiro barbado, de semblante feroz, com boné escuro e manto amarelo estampado, sentado sobre uma rocha e passando uma longa lâmina numa pedra de amolar. Contornos pretos marcados, aguadas amarelas e verdes e um fundo de montanhas escuras e sinuosas emolduram a figura sobre o papel claro.

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