Kitsune Woodblock Print
Kitsune prints is a small home studio for mokuhanga prints a traditional japanese woodblock printing technique adopted since the edo period and well known for the ukiyo e art movement.
Kitsune woodblock print. Japanese folklore tells that kitsunebi ghostly foxes with the power to manifest balls of fire are the cause of mysterious balls of light seen deep within dark forests of japan. Phillips collection bequest of henry l. Edo period 1615 1868 date. He then studied with suzuki nanrei 1775 1844 an artist of the shijō school.
Ink and color on paper dimensions. Young women playing kitsune ken fox game artist. According to yōkai folklore all foxes have the ability to. Kitsune 狐 キツネ ipa.
Suzuki harunobu japanese 1725 1770 period. In this printing technique the various colors of the works are engraved on wooden boards traditionally on japanese mountain cherry yamazakura. In english kitsune refers to them in this context. He first studied with his father eiji a minor painter of the kanō school.
Ki tsɯꜜne in the literal sense is the japanese word for fox foxes are a common subject of japanese folklore. See more ideas about kitsune japanese woodblock printing japanese artwork. 11 1 4 x 8 5 8 in. Stories depict legendary foxes as intelligent beings and as possessing paranormal abilities that increase with their age and wisdom.
28 6 x 21 9 cm medium size print chu ban classification.