Daikoku and Shoki Playing Chess, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1730, Japan, Monochrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 9 x 12 in. (22.9 x 30.5 cm), Prints, Okumura Toshinobu (active ca. 1725–1750), Witty portrayals of the various Chinese-inspired gods of good fortune and other folk deities, like Shoki the Demon Queller, were a part of the irreverence for the demi-monde and its prints.
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Daikoku, Shoki Playing Chess, Edo period, 1615–1868, ca, 1730, Japan, Monochrome woodblock print, ink, color, paper, 9 x 12, 22.9 30.5 cm, Prints, Okumura Toshinobu, active ca., 1725–1750, Witty portrayals, various Chinese-inspired, gods, good fortune, folk deities, Shoki, Demon Queller, part, irreverence, demi-monde, prints
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