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Torii Kiyonobu/ Actor Arashi Sangor, Performing "Catching the Fox" WOODBLOCK

Torii Kiyonobu/ Actor Arashi Sangor, Performing "Catching the Fox" WOODBLOCK

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Torii Kiyonobu: Actor Arashi Sangorō I Performing "Catching the Fox" Dance,c.1726, 



SIGNED AND MARKED WITH SEAL OF GALLERY. Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper. Title: Actor Arashi Sangorō I Performing the "Catching the Fox" Dance, Dated, c. 1726 (woodblock?)








12 5/8 x 17 3/8 in. (32 x 44.2 cm) (image)


Kiyonobu depicts the famous actor Arashi Sangorō I (1687–1739) in the play Tsurigitsune (Catching the Fox)</>. In traditional Japanese stories, foxes are capable of changing into human form to trick unsuspecting humans. According to this story, an old fox changes into a priest to escape being hunted. He boldly reminds the hunter
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