Fox with Staff (Hakuz?su) after 1848 Eiraku Hozen A Kyoto potter with close ties to the literati in his city and a similar taste for Chinese styles, Hozen was known for his highly colored wares and for his use of gold. A different side of his urbanity comes through in this rather personal painting, perhaps tempered by the business failures he experienced in his later years. A few economic brush strokes create the figure of a fox-priest, the protagonist in the comic ky?gen play The Fox Trapper (Kirigitsune). The enigmatic poem cautions:Beware of those who have renounced the worldalthough they w

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• Dimensions: 1683 x 2969 px | 14.2 x 25.1 cm | 5.6 x 9.9 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 19 January 2022

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Fox with Staff (Hakuz?su) after 1848 Eiraku Hozen A Kyoto potter with close ties to the literati in his city and a similar taste for Chinese styles, Hozen was known for his highly colored wares and for his use of gold. A different side of his urbanity comes through in this rather personal painting, perhaps tempered by the business failures he experienced in his later years. A few economic brush strokes create the figure of a fox-priest, the protagonist in the comic ky?gen play The Fox Trapper (Kirigitsune). The enigmatic poem cautions:Beware of those who have renounced the worldalthough they wear the robes of priestsat heart they are foxes still.. Fox with Staff (Hakuz?su). Eiraku Hozen (Japanese, 1795–1854). Japan. after 1848. Hanging scroll; ink on paper. Edo period (1615–1868). Paintings