Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 113487
Nakamura Utaemon Playing the Nine-tailed Fox
- Artist / 作者
- Yoshikuni Toyokawa
- Date / 年代
- 1825
- Medium / 技法
- 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / vam
- Digital record / 画像記録
- 1238 × 2000 px
- Source collection / 所蔵元
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Published by / 公開者
- 森川ミドリ
- Rights / 権利
- Commercial license required
- Attribution / 表記
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Catalog note / 解説
This print pictures the Kabuki performer Nakamura Utaemon playing Kiubi-no-Kitsunne (the Nine-tailed Fox). The Nine-tailed Fox is a mythical creature depicted in the Shan Han Jing, a Chinese classic text dates back to the 4th century BC. Stories of the Nine-tailed Fox then appear in various Chinese, Japanese and Korean legends. In the Japanese version, the Nine-Tailed Fox is said to have possessed Tamamo no Mae, a most beautiful and intelligent courtesan who causes Emperor Konoe to be extremely ill. She is chased away by Abe no Yasuchika and her true nature as the Nine-tailed Fox is revealed. After running away to the area of Nasu, the fox is killed and becomes a stone which continually rel…
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