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Maker(s):Kobayashi Kiyochika; Daikokuya Heikichi, publisher
Culture:Japanese (1847–1915); Japanese (ca. 1820–1910)
Title:The New Fox-Fishing [Shin tsurigitsune], from the series "Long Live Japan: One Hundred Choices, One Hundred Laughs" [Nihon Banzai: Hyakusen, Hyakushō]
Date Made:1904
Type:Print
Materials:woodblock print
Measurements:overall: 14 5/8 in x 9 7/8 in; 37.2 cm x 25.1 cm
Accession Number:  AC 2005.716.3
Credit Line:Gift of William Green
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Description:
vertical ōban; nishiki-e

Label Text:
The title of this print is a reference to a famous story in Japanese theatre, especially in kyōgen theatre, of an old fox who, following the deaths of his entire family, assumes human form to plead with hunters to cease killing foxes. This reference accounts for Kiyochika's deformation of the Russian man, who is depicted on his hands and knees with large fox-like ears, with the unsuspecting (and smoking) Chinese man representing the potential prey — hence his proximity to the rooster. The hand at right prepares to tighten the trap, with just enough sleeve showing to allow the viewer to identify the Japanese Imperial uniform.

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