Woman Playing Shamisen (Fox Woman)

Japan, first half 18th century

In Japanese folklore, foxes (kitsune) transformed themselves into humans in order to play tricks on unsuspecting people. They commonly take the shape of a beautiful woman and lead lovelorn men astray. · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: Japan ¹
Date: first half 18th century ¹
Medium: Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper ¹
Original: 3,538 × 4,585 px ¹
License: Public domain (Minneapolis Institute of Art)
Credit: Minneapolis Institute of Art, Gift of Harriet and Edson Spencer

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