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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
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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