actors Onow Kikugoro III and Ichikawa Monnosuke III in thunderstorm on banks of Sumida River

Utagawa Kunisada, artist

1786–1864

actors Onow Kikugoro III and Ichikawa Monnosuke III in thunderstorm on banks of Sumida River, 1820s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Where object was made: Japan

Material/technique: color woodcut

Dimensions:
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): each: 387.4 x 266.7 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 15 1/4 x 10 1/2 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 20 x 25 in

Credit line: Gift of H. Lee Turner

Accession number: 1968.0001.257.a,b

Not on display

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The fox is capable of becoming a frightening creature. This diptych shows a white fox, dressed in the courtly raiment of a woman, snarling as it apears in a black cloud. Lightning and rain fill the background as two kabuki actors with yellow umbrellas stand or kneel in the foreground. The white color of the fox suggest that it is more than 500 years old. At this great age, it is capable of transforming itself into anything it chooses, and has numerous supernatural powers.