Top: Cheerful Foxes at the Mimeguri Shrine on the Banks of the Sumida River; Bottom: A famous jockey at Shōkonsha
- Date:
- January 1881
- Medium:
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 37.2 × 24.6 cm
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
"Top: Cheerful Foxes at the Mimeguri Shrine on the Banks of the Sumida River; Bottom: A Famous Jockey at Shōkonsha" (January 1881) is a double-panel newspaper illustration combining two topical subjects: the annual phenomenon of kitsune-bi (fox fire) seen at the Mimeguri Shrine in winter, and a famous horse race at the Shōkonsha shrine grounds. The combination reflects the newspaper illustration format that shaped much of Yoshitoshi's output during the 1870s and early 1880s, where diverse news items appeared on the same sheet.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Top: Cheerful Foxes at the Mimeguri Shrine on the Banks of the Sumida River; Bottom: A famous jockey at Shōkonsha was created by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡芳年) in January 1881.
Top: Cheerful Foxes at the Mimeguri Shrine on the Banks of the Sumida River; Bottom: A famous jockey at Shōkonsha depicts landscapes, temples & shrines, and rivers & lakes, set at Sumida River.
Top: Cheerful Foxes at the Mimeguri Shrine on the Banks of the Sumida River; Bottom: A famous jockey at Shōkonsha measures 37.2 × 24.6 cm (Oban format).