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What is an Inari Fox?
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An Inari fox is the animal form of Inari, a sacred Japanese deity associated with rice, tea, and sake. Shrines across Japan are guarded by stone statues of the fox, which also appears in other forms of Japanese art like woodblock prints and anime.
1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021
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Pair Japanese Carved and Lacquered Inari Foxes, Showa Era, Dated 1951, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful and mischievous pair of Japanese carved and lacquered wood Inari foxes, kitsune, dated
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Elm
Japanese antique Silk tapestry with 5 foxes in bamboo forest, mid 1700s
Located in MIlano, IT
Japanese antique Silk tapestry with 5 foxes in bamboo forest, mid 1700s
Rectangular silk tapestry
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Japanese Decorative Art
Materials
Silk, Wood
Antique Japanese Woodblock - Ikkesai Yoshiiku - Yaji and Kita at Oji Fox Shrine
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description
Ikkesai Yoshiiku
Yaji and Kita at Oji Fox Shrine, from the Series “Tokyo Nichnichi
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Prints
Materials
Paper
Japanese Contemporary Art by Miyuki Takanashi - Snow Fox
By Miyuki Takanashi
Located in Paris, IDF
Tempera on canvas & signed on bottom right
Miyuki Takanashi is a Japanese artist born in 1961 who
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Tempera
1940S Green & Gold Silk Cape Made From Antique Japanese Jacquard With Fox Fur C
Located in New York, NY
Dramatically lined in red satin 1940S Green & Gold Silk Cape Made From Antique Japanese Jacquard
Category
1940s Japanese Capes
Japanese Inari Fox Fire Shinto Shrine Temple Edo Period Taiko Drum on Stand
Located in Studio City, CA
with foxes who were known for protecting the annual rice harvest from threatening vermin. In Japanese
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Musical Instruments
Materials
Paint, Wood
