page_title: Shōjō
hierarchical_section_title: Shōjō
caption_attribution_description: English: Detail shot from a painting of a Shōjō standing on an over-sized saucer-style sake cup, using a very long-handled sake ladle to pole through a sea of what may be either sake or water. Painting; sumi ink &amp; water colours(?) on paper with (what appear to be) fine flecks of mica. Signed &amp; sealed as by Kano Tsunenobu (1636-1713); unverified, plausible (research needed!). Painting is loosely "Kano school", &amp; (at latest) 19th century or earlier (to accredited artist's lifetime). Private collection; fam. Wittig et cie. Working print of detail from the painting, for possible use in the relevant wikipedia articles - scans pending This is a "working print", please feel free to upload an improved edit of same!
context_page_description: A shōjō is a kind of Japanese sea spirit with a red face and hair and a fondness for alcohol. The legend is the subject of a Noh play of the same name. There is a Noh mask for this character, as well as a type of Kabuki stage makeup, that bear the name. The Chinese characters are also a Japanese word for orangutan, and can also be used in Japanese to refer to someone who is particularly fond of alcohol.
context_section_description: A shōjō (猩々 or 猩猩, heavy drinker or orangutan) is a kind of Japanese sea spirit with a red face and hair and a fondness for alcohol. The legend is the subject of a Noh play of the same name. There is a Noh mask for this character, as well as a type of Kabuki stage makeup, that bear the name. The Chinese characters are also a Japanese (and Chinese) word for orangutan, and can also be used in Japanese to refer to someone who is particularly fond of alcohol.
caption: A shōjō standing on a giant sake cup, and using a long-handled sake ladle to pole through a sea of water or sake; detail from a whimsical Edo-period painting.
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