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Color woodblock triptych of a bearded figure in dark robes riding a striped tiger, attacking horned goblins amid swirling clouds.

May: Shoki the Demon Queller Riding on a Tiger, Subjugating Goblins, from the series "Of the Twelve Months: the Fifth (Junikagetsu no uchi: gogatsu)"

A color woodblock triptych shows a fierce, bearded figure in dark robes and a red sash, riding a striped tiger through swirling clouds. Below him, horned goblins with spears and a sword-like blade are being struck down by the rider, while a red creature bites at the tiger's leg.

Artist
Kawanabe Kyôsai
Date
1887
Medium
Color woodblock prints; oban triptych
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 841 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1887).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Nathalie Gookin Fund in memory of Frederick W. Gookin

Español: Shoki, el cazador de demonios montado en un tigre, de Los doce meses: mayo

Un tríptico xilográfico en color muestra a una figura barbuda y feroz, con túnica oscura y faja roja, montada sobre un tigre rayado entre nubes arremolinadas. Abajo, goblins cornudos con lanzas y una hoja de espada son derribados por el jinete, mientras una criatura roja muerde la pata del tigre.

Português: Shoki, o caçador de demônios montado em um tigre, de Os doze meses: maio

Um tríptico xilográfico colorido mostra uma figura barbuda e feroz, com vestes escuras e faixa vermelha, montada num tigre listrado entre nuvens redemoinhando. Abaixo, goblins chifrudos com lanças e uma lâmina são atacados pelo cavaleiro, enquanto uma criatura vermelha morde a perna do tigre.

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