#37 Akasaka nawate michi nite yajirō kitahachi o kitsune to omoite chōchaku suru (Akasaka, Yajiro Beats Kitahachi Thinking He is a Fox), Utagawa Hiroshige

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1797–1858
#37 Akasaka nawate michi nite yajirō kitahachi o kitsune to omoite chōchaku suru (Akasaka, Yajiro Beats Kitahachi Thinking He is a Fox), 1855–1857, Edo period (1600–1868)
Portfolio/Series title: Gojūsan tsugi meisho zukai (Collected Pictures of the Famous 53 Stations), popularly known as Tate-e Tōkaidō (Vertical Tokaido)
Where object was made: Japan
Material/technique: color woodcut
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 341 x 226 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 13 7/16 x 8 7/8 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 370 x 248 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 14 9/16 x 9 3/4 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 19 x 14 in
Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial
Accession number: 1928.7218
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Archive Label: The novel Hizakurige (Shank's Mare) by Jippensha Ikku (1765-1831) recounts the adventures of two young rogues as they travel along the Tokaido Road from Edo (Tokyo) to Kyoto. In one part of the story, they are traveling separately, both passing through a forset where a dangerous fox is thought to live. When they encounter one another again on the road, Yaji is convenced that Kita is actually the fox disguised as his friend. The real trickster in this episode is not the innocent fox, but the trickster within Yaji who believes Kita is a fox. Until the truth is revealed, Kita suffers a beating.