Hakuzosu the Fox-Spirit
19th century
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink, color, and silver on paper
Dimensions
38 1/4 x 11 7/8 in. (97.2 x 30.2 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Donald Keene, 1998
Accession Number
1998.483.2
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Ōtagaki Rengetsu · 1791–1875
Ōtagaki Rengetsu (1791–1875), born Nobu in Kyoto, was likely the illegitimate daughter of a courtesan and the nobleman Tōdō Yoshikiyo. Adopted as an infant by Ōtagaki Teruhisa, a samurai and priest at Chion’in Temple, she received a rigorous upbringing blending martial prowess and refined arts. From ages seven to sixteen, she served as a lady-in-waiting at Kameyama Castle, where she trained in juj...