I thought that you may enjoy the Story of the Fox Priest: The Fox who became a Priest: Please share if you enjoy this The traditional Japanese fable tells of an old fox who has grown tired of being hunted. He disguises himself as an elderly priest named Hakuzosu, known for his love of foxes. The fox visits a nephew of the priest who is a hunter and tells him of the many virtues of foxes, as well as of the punishments that come to men who take life. Satisfied that he has accomplished his mission, he leaves to return home. On the way, however, he begins to turn back to his true form and loses the capacities of foresight and reason. A baited trap before him is an irresistible temptation and he is caught. Yoshitoshi shows the disguised priest walking among tangled weeds in the moonlight. As he glances over his shoulder, we are made aware of his true nature by the change which has already occurred in his face...The fable may mean a number of things: A: People may not be what you think they are. B: Always look at the other side of every story. C: Every story has two truths and finally D: Do not judge a book by its cover. This is not a long scroll and suitable for display with a Bonsai Size 54x 18 inches 137x45 cms Artist is Yoshitoshi. Yoshitoshi has painted a beautifully graphic scroll with just enough design to show the story. Initially you may not see the fox but let your eyes become used to the design and then you see the snout of the Fox coming out of the robe and where his robe has slipped and then you see the back and bushy tail. The Fox is holding a staff on the right. With its atmospheric washes, free brushwork, and sensuousness, the Shijo style was appropriate for 19th century artists. Other schools, such as Ukiyoe, adopted the style. In the late Edo period, Shiokawa Bunrin (1807-1877) combined the two schools to form the Maruyama-Shijo School, whose style remained prevalent into the 20th century. Painted by Yoshitishi in the late 19th century in a very typically Japanese style of Sumei and Shijo painting style and it was this impressionistic style of image that so motivated the artists in Paris to create a less than detailed painting and what eventually became the Impressionists style. The scroll comes with its own artists box
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