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Netsuke of Fox Holding Baby and with Brush in Mouth from the Kabuki Play "Shinoda Zuma, Kuzonoha"

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Wooden sculpture of a fox with a baby, the fox wearing a kimono and holding a brush. The fox is kneeling on one knee. The fox holds the baby with one arm and the brush in the other. The baby sits on the left hip. The fox wears a kimono with a design. The sculpture is dark brown with lighter brown highlights. The background is white.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Wood
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 399 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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