Fox Moon
by Jed Henry
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Image courtesy of
- Mokuhankan
Description
Combining landscape, moonlight, night scene, and animal subjects, this print operates squarely within the meisho-e and kacho-e traditions of the Edo period. The fox (kitsune) is one of the most charged animals in Japanese iconography, associated with transformation, Inari worship, and liminal night spaces. Henry situates the fox under a full or partial moon — a compositional pairing with deep roots in both Hiroshige's night landscapes and Yoshitoshi's moon series — rendered in the cool, desaturated palette characteristic of woodblock night scenes. Whether the image references Okami or another fox-centered game, its visual grammar is thoroughly grounded in classical Japanese printmaking convention.
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Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
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1920
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Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)
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The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Fox Moon was created by Jed Henry.
Fox Moon depicts landscapes, moonlight, and night scenes.