Title

Drum and fox's mask netsuke, Late Edo period, Japan, early 19th century. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Drum and fox's mask netsuke, Late Edo period, Japan, early 19th century. A small carved wood netsuke in the form of a drum with fox's mask and drum stick placed on top. The base has an ivory seal and signature of the maker. Foxes feature in more Japanese myths than any other creature. The fox is often associated with the Shinto rice-god Inari, and is believed to be able to transform itself into human shape - often a beautiful woman who wreaks havoc in love affairs.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

1800

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B74_137

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

17,8Mb (427,7Kb) / 9,5in x 7,3in / 2840 x 2192 (300dpi)

Keywords

horizontal animal Asian Asia music ORIENTAL arts country art drum continent clothes color colour fox Japan Japanese dress location century musical instrument accessory drumstick artefact mythology artifact 19th century nineteenth century Museum of East Asian Art Edo period netsuke object wood Unknown ivory wood ivory object