Mirror With the Design of a Nine-Tailed Fox, Harukawa Goshichi
Mirror With the Design of a Nine-Tailed Fox, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Polychrome woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 8 9/16 x 7 7/16 in. ( x cm), Prints, Harukawa Goshichi (Japanese, 1776–1831), The kyōka ('mad poem') by Tsurunoya reads: Kumori naki I shōma no Kagami I kage susa wa I Dakki no shaku no I kyūbi saki kamo Referring to the legend of the manipulative and provoking Dafei, favorite concubine of King Zhou of the Shang dynasty, this poem asks: May not the tips of nine tails reflected in an unspotted mirror be the Nine-Tailed Fox? Surimono were privately commissioned prints for special occasions, such as New Year's
Size: 3983px × 4588px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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