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Utagawa Hiroshige

New Year’s Eve Foxfires by the Hackberry Tree from the series »One Hundred Famous Sites of Edo«, 1857

About the object

According to legend, foxes from the Inari shrine - a Shinto shrine dedicated to the fox god - congregate each year at a hackberry tree to celebrate their New Year ritual. The flames emanating from the foxes' snouts symbolise their relationship with the supernatural.

Object information

Title
New Year’s Eve Foxfires by the Hackberry Tree from the series »One Hundred Famous Sites of Edo«
People/Origin
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858, Artist) GND
Object Type
Printed graphics
Dating
1857
Place
Japan, Ostasien, Asien (Fundort/Herkunft)
Tokio (Dargestellter Ort)
Technique
Farbholzschnitt
Dimensions
Width 235.0 mm, Height 347.0 mm
Keywords
Kultur, Ostasien, Druckgraphik, Ethnologie
Inventory Number
V/2096
Museum
Ethnologische Sammlung des Museum Natur und Mensch
Location
Nicht ausgestellt
Collector
Marie Meyer (1834 - 1915) GND Biography
Tadamasa Hayashi (1853 - 1906) GND Biography
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https://onlinesammlung.freiburg.de/en/object/7FAEA445BC044604846066629DAFB4F4

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