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English: Shōki

日本語: 鍾馗 (しょうき) Français : Zhonggui

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Title
English: Shōki
日本語: 鍾馗 (しょうき)
Français : Zhonggui
Date 12th century
date QS:P571,+1150-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Medium
English: Color on paper
Dimensions 25.9 × 45.2 cm (10.1 × 17.7 in)
Nara National Museum
Current location
English: Nara, Japan
Accession number
1106 (painting 205)
Notes
English: Part of the set of five hanging scrolls Extermination of Evil depicting benevolent deities who expel demons of plague. This scroll was originally part of a handscroll known as the "second edition of the Masuda family Hell Scroll" before being cut into sections after World War II. The text on the scroll explains the acts of the god in exterminating evil. Shōki is a legendary Chinese deity who protected Emperor Xuanzong of Tang from evil demons. He is depicted with large eyes and a thick beard wearing a black robe, wide hat and boots. The set of five scrolls has been designated as National Treasure of Japan in the category paintings.
Français : L'extermination du mal. Portion de l'un des cinq Kakemono représentant les divinités bénéfiques expulsant les démons de la peste. Ce rouleau était au départ une partie d'un rouleau plus grand connu sous le nom de "La seconde édition de l'enfer de la famille Masuda", qui a été découpé après la seconde guerre mondiale. Le texte décrit les actes des dieux exterminant le mal. Shōki est un exorciste légendaire originaire de Chine qui protégeait l'empereur Tang Xuanzong des démons du mal. Il est décrit avec de grand yeux et une barbe épaisse, une robe noire, un grand chapeau et de grandes bottes. L'ensemble des cinq rouleaux a été désigné trésor national du Japon, dans la catégorie des peintures.
Source/Photographer Derivated work from File:Extermination_of_Evil_Shōki.jpg, cropped by
Béria Lima de Rodríguez  
 
Béria Lima de Rodríguez
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Description Brazilian amateur photographer
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