Ogura Imitation of the One Hundred Poems (series title), Tamamo no Mae, the highly intelligent and beautiful concubine of Emperor Toba. In the background two bowing court ladies with swords Tamamo no Mae was in reality a magical fox, known in Japanese legends as a shapeshifter. Scene from a kabuki play. Poem by Funya no Asayasu., print maker: Utagawa Kuniyoshi, (mentioned on object), publisher: Ibaya Senzaburô, (mentioned on object), Japan, 1844, paper, color woodcut

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