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One Hundred Aspects of the Moon: The Cry of the Fox
One Hundred Aspects of the Moon: The Cry of the Fox
One Hundred Aspects of the Moon: The Cry of the Fox
DepartmentAsia

One Hundred Aspects of the Moon: The Cry of the Fox

NameWoodblock Print
Maker Taiso Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
CultureJapanese
Date1886
Place madeJapan, East Asia, Asia
Mediumpaper, ink
DimensionsOverall: 14 1/2 x 9 in. (36.83 x 22.86 cm)
Credit LineGift from the collection of Else and Joseph Chapman
Object numberA.2001.21.13
Descriptionfox dressed in human clothing; night sky; crescent moon
A fox's head appears on a man's body, and there is a large bulge in the gray robe where a fox tail would be hidden underneath. Large sickle moon above bushes. Fox wears blue robe, has blue rosary in hands.