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Fox Kuzunoha dancing in Shinoda forest
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Fox Kuzunoha dancing in Shinoda forest

Toyohara Kunichika · 1898-08 · color woodcut; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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A woman with a large black hat holds a walking stick with both hands behind her head. The woman is actually a fox who posed as Kitsunoha for years. Scene from a Kabuki play in which actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IX plays the role of Kitsunoha.

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Credit lineFox Kuzunoha dancing in Shinoda forest. 1898-08. Toyohara Kunichika. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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