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Shinto Sculpture in the Shape of a Seated FoxMuromachi period (1392-1573), 16th century

Not on view
Carved wooden sculpture of a seated fox with open mouth, upswept tail, and worn gray-green painted surface with areas of flaking
Painted wooden sculpture of a seated fox with an upright curving tail, open mouth showing red interior, and traces of original gray-green paint with red pigment at the paws.
Sculpture of a seated cat with upright ears and open mouth, rendered in weathered gray-green painted surface with traces of red pigment at the mouth and paws, roughly textured finish.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Shinto Sculpture in the Shape of a Seated Fox
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
Muromachi period (1392-1573), 16th century
Period
Muromachi Period (1392 - 1573)
Medium
Cypress (hinoki) wood with white pigment and sumi ink
Dimensions
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)
Credit Line
Gift of the 1993 Collectors Committee
Accession Number
AC1993.40.1
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Itō, Shirō. Shinzō no kenkyū = Studies of the Shinto Deities. Kyoto: Shibunkaku Publishing Co. Ltd., 2022.