Tamamo no Mae and the Archer Miura Kuranosuke 1835 Formerly attributed to Yashima Gakutei Japanese The Nine-Tailed Fox, disguised as a beautiful woman, was said to bewitch emperors in China and came to Japan disguised as Tamamo no Mae, a favorite concubine of the Toba emperor (1103–1156). Detected by the court astrologer Abe no Seimei, she flew away to Nasu Field, in northeast Japan, and was shot by the archer Miura Kuranosuke, whereupon she turned into a Tamamo no Mae and the Archer Miura Kuranosuke 54323

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