Fuchi with Foxes

Description Two foxes are shown near a cluster of chrysanthemums. The one on the right holds a lit torch. This is a reference to fox-fire ("kitsune-bi"), which foxes were said to generate. The fuchi is part of a mounted set.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions [Signature] 如雲斎　弘寿; [Translation] Jounsai Hirotoshi (kao)

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters