Kashira with a Shôjô and Sake Cup
Description
English: At the left of the composition is a large sake cup standing on its edge. Peaking out from behind is a shôjô. Shôjô are monkey-like creatures with human faces who usually live near water. They are fond of drinking sake, which probably accounts for their red faces. The matching fuchi (Walters 51.988) shows the sake barrel. The wave pattern on the shôjô’s garment is also repeated in the ladle on the fuchi.
Date Unknown date
Medium silver, gold, copper
Dimensions 3.6 cm (1.4 in) (l.)
Current location
Walters Art Museum Link back to Institution infobox template wikidata:Q210081
Accession number 51.989
Place of creation Japan
Object history
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]
1931: bequeathed to Walters Art Museum by Henry Walters