. Guide leaflet. Shoki,Queller of Demons Intimately associated with the demonol-ogy of Japanese myth is Shoki theDemon Queller. This mythical being,who has furnished the subject of manynetsuke, was known in China as early asthe Tang dynasty, and was the sworn foeof all the oni or devils. In this netsuke heis depicted as hunting down and cap-turing several oni in a covered tub. Kijohima, the heroine of this netsuke story,ivas the daughter of an innkeeper, uho fell inlove with a holy monk, named Anchin. Uponher advances being met uith stem refusal, thelove of Kijohima turned to passionate hate,a
. Guide leaflet. Shoki,Queller of Demons Intimately associated with the demonol-ogy of Japanese myth is Shoki theDemon Queller. This mythical being,who has furnished the subject of manynetsuke, was known in China as early asthe Tang dynasty, and was the sworn foeof all the oni or devils. In this netsuke heis depicted as hunting down and cap-turing several oni in a covered tub. Kijohima, the heroine of this netsuke story,ivas the daughter of an innkeeper, uho fell inlove with a holy monk, named Anchin. Uponher advances being met uith stem refusal, thelove of Kijohima turned to passionate hate,and she summoned to her aid the infernaldeities. She pursued Anchin into the temple,tvhere he took refuge under the great bell, whichwas ten feet in height and enormously , now consumed by a fury of baffledpassion, began to undergo a change, her facebecame a witchs mask, her body becamesinuous and dragon-like, and, as she wrappedherself around the great temple bell, flames,emitted from her person, melted it, effectuallyconsuming the unfortunate object of her literallyburning passion The subject of this ivory netsuke is Benkei, ahero of the Twelfth Century, famous inJapanese legend. It is said that he ivas eightfeet in height and had the strength of one hun-dred men. One of his celebrated feats of strengthwas the carrying away of the temple bell ofMiidera.
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