The Dancing Fox

Arts of Asia

1766

Artist unknown
Japanese, mid- to late 18th century

A fox dressed as a Shintô priest beats a drum and dances by a shrine, probably Inari Taisha, which was dedicated to the fox god. Part of the name of the drum (taiko) sounds like the Japanese word for big or long (dai), and this reveals that the numerals appearing in relief on the fox’s clothing are the long months of the year 1766.

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Department: Arts of Asia

Title: The Dancing Fox
Place: Japan (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1761–1771
Medium: Color woodblock print; chuban
Dimensions: 25.2 × 18.8 cm (9 15/16 × 7 7/16 in.)
Credit Line: Clarence Buckingham Collection
Reference Number: 1939.2176
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