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Tsuba depicting Shōki pursuing a demon
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 19th century (1801 - 1900)
- Material and technique
- iron, with punched nanako decoration, takanikubori (high relief carving), and inlaid with gold
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 6 x 0.7 cm max. (height x width x depth)
- Material index
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processed material › metal › iron,
- Technique index
- Object type index
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arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › tsuba
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.
- Accession no.
- EA1956.2074
Glossary (2)
Shōki, tsuba
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Shōki
Zhong Kui, or Shōki in Japanese, is a figure from Chinese folklore who appeared to the ailing 8th century Chinese Emperor Xuanzong in a dream and dispatched the demons that were haunting him. Shōki promised the Emperor that he would rid the world of demon
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tsuba
Japanese sword guard.
Location
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Second floor | Room 36 | Japan
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Second floor | Room 36 | Japan
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