Original - "Shōki zu" (Shōki striding), by
Okumura Masanobu, c. 1741-1751. The figure from
Taoist mythology known as Shōki in Japan (
Zhong Kui in China), was a slayer of demons.
Reason
One of the more striking Japanese prints from the mid-eighteenth century. Thanks go to
Shoemaker's Holiday for creating a scrolling template to display the unusual aspect ratio--which was actually one of the standard formats of traditional woodblock printing in its country of origin. Very high resolution. Restored version of
File:Shoki.jpg.
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12:00, 30 January 2009 (UTC) This picture is shockingly big. This obviously shows best the quality of the work and of the restoration. For normal use a slightly smaller version might be better..reply
Original - "Shōki zu" (Shōki striding), by
Okumura Masanobu, c. 1741-1751. The figure from
Taoist mythology known as Shōki in Japan (
Zhong Kui in China), was a slayer of demons.
Reason
One of the more striking Japanese prints from the mid-eighteenth century. Thanks go to
Shoemaker's Holiday for creating a scrolling template to display the unusual aspect ratio--which was actually one of the standard formats of traditional woodblock printing in its country of origin. Very high resolution. Restored version of
File:Shoki.jpg.
SupportGerardM (
talk)
12:00, 30 January 2009 (UTC) This picture is shockingly big. This obviously shows best the quality of the work and of the restoration. For normal use a slightly smaller version might be better..reply