A print depicting Shoki the Demon Queller astride a tiger, chasing away demons in an image associated with the fifth month (the Boys' Festival or Tango no Sekku), from one of Kyosai's beloved series on the theme. Shoki was a Chinese deity adopted into Japanese iconography as the supreme subduer of evil spirits, and his combination with the tiger — itself a creature of power and protection — created an image of intensified protective energy. Kyosai painted and printed this subject many times, each version finding fresh angles of drama and humor.
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Hebizukai
1932
Color woodblock print; oban
1935
Color woodblock print; oban
1964
Acrylic paint and oil pastel with oiled charcoal and ink over an ink and graphite underdrawing on paper
1964
Color lithograph with relief block and hand coloring; edition 35/36
Shoki riding on a tiger chasing demons away, titled Satsuki (Fifth month), from was created by Kawanabe Kyosai (河鍋暁斎).
Shoki riding on a tiger chasing demons away, titled Satsuki (Fifth month), from depicts animals.