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It was a common belief in premodern Japan that foxes were capable of transforming into people, particularly women, and the poem accompanying this image contains wordplay hinting at this possibility. The woman—with her arms raised, her eyes and nose curiously rounded, and the inner layer of her kimono peeking out like a tail—suspiciously resembles a fox. The print also references a game called <em>kitsune-tsuri</em> (capture the fox) that geishas often played with their clients. In the game, one person plays the fox and two act as hunters. The hunters hold a looped rope in front of a serving table topped with a cup filled with sake, and the person playing the fox attempts to grab the drink while dancing.","remarks":"Asian rotation May 2019"}],"datebegin":1773,"sortnumber":"1983  109x","published_date":"2026-02-11 08:59:35.326906","objectid":15129,"dimensions":"20.7 x 17.7 cm. (8 1/8 x 6 15/16 in.)\r\nmat: 48.8 x 36.1 cm. (19 3/16 x 14 3/16 in.)","on_view":false}