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The Dancing Fox

A work made of color woodblock print; chuban.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of color woodblock print; chuban.

Date:

1766

Artist:

Artist unknown
Japanese, mid- to late 18th century

About this artwork

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.

Status

Currently Off View

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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