Japanese folklore tells that kitsunebi ghostly foxes with the power to manifest balls of fire are the cause of mysterious balls of light seen deep within dark forests of japan.
Kitsune woodblock print.
In english kitsune refers to them in this context.
Aug 30 2018 explore rachel aylworth s board kitsune on pinterest.
Kitsune 狐 キツネ ipa.
Edo period 1615 1868 date.
In this printing technique the various colors of the works are engraved on wooden boards traditionally on japanese mountain cherry yamazakura.
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Ki tsɯꜜne in the literal sense is the japanese word for fox foxes are a common subject of japanese folklore.
Phillips collection bequest of henry l.
28 6 x 21 9 cm medium size print chu ban classification.
Kikukawa eizan 菊川 英山 1787 july 17 1867 was a designer of ukiyo e style japanese woodblock prints.
He first studied with his father eiji a minor painter of the kanō school.
Stories depict legendary foxes as intelligent beings and as possessing paranormal abilities that increase with their age and wisdom.
Young women playing kitsune ken fox game artist.
He then studied with suzuki nanrei 1775 1844 an artist of the shijō school.
11 1 4 x 8 5 8 in.
Kitsune prints is a small home studio for mokuhanga prints a traditional japanese woodblock printing technique adopted since the edo period and well known for the ukiyo e art movement.
Ink and color on paper dimensions.