Shinto Sculpture in the Shape of a Seated Fox

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Shinto Sculpture in the Shape of a Seated Fox

Alternate Title: Kitsune no shinzō

Japan, Muromachi period (1392-1573), 16th century
Sculpture
Cypress (hinoki) wood with white pigment and sumi ink
13 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 10 1/2 in. (34.29 × 11.43 × 26.67 cm) LE Inventory: 13 3/4 × 4 1/2 × 11 in. (34.93 × 11.43 × 27.94 cm)
Gift of the 1993 Collectors Committee (AC1993.40.1)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Itō, Shirō. Shinzō no kenkyū = Studies of the Shinto Deities. Kyoto: Shibunkaku Publishing Co. Ltd., 2022.