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Nine-Tailed Golden Fox

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Nine-Tailed Golden Fox by Katsushika Hokusai: A drawing of a nine-tailed fox with its head facing the bottom-left and tail pointing to the top-right. The drawing is on a beige background with a white border around it. The fox is drawn in black lines and has nine tails. The fox has detailed facial features and expression. There are several lines of Japanese text on the right side of the image. The image has some darker smudge marks on the beige background.

Artwork details

Date:
18th–19th century
Medium:
Ink on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
386 × 625 px
Museum record:
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