

The Warrior Miura-no-suke Confronting the Court Lady Tamamo-no-mae as She Turns into an Evil Fox with Nine Tails
The image depicts a scene with two main figures. A man and a woman are shown. The woman has long dark hair and wears a kimono with a green, red, and white pattern. She holds a shamisen, a traditional Japanese instrument. Her body appears to be transforming into a fox with nine tails. The man is dressed in samurai armor, with a red and green patterned top and a green and white patterned bottom. He holds a bow and arrow. The background is dark, with a large white moon visible in the upper right corner and some Japanese writing on the wall behind them. The overall color palette includes shades of red, green, white, and black.
Artwork Details
- Date
- late 1820s
- Medium
- Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 567 × 625 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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