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Hakuzosu the Fox-Spirit
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Hakuzosu the Fox-Spirit

19th century

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink, color, and silver on paper

Tags

Dimensions

38 1/4 x 11 7/8 in. (97.2 x 30.2 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Donald Keene, 1998

Classification

Paintings

Department

Asian Art

Culture

Japan

Period

Edo period (1615–1868)

Rights

Public Domain

About Ōtagaki Rengetsu

1791–1875Japan

Important early female calligrapher in Japan, noted for elegance of brushwork. Also noted as a painter, potter, and a waka poet working in the traditional 5-7-5-7-7 syllable pattern.