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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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Analytical Cubist Portrait of a Colorful Elegant Woman by Dave Fox
By Dave Fox
Located in Pasadena, CA
Dave Fox, a perceptive life observer, effortlessly translated his experiences into art, a journey
Category
Late 20th Century Analytic Cubist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pastel
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 Edo Carved Wood Fox Mask with Articulated Jaw
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Edo period carved wood theatrical animal mask of a fox, with articulated jaw. The piece
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Japan Fine Pair Antique Bronze Fox Kitsune, Early 20th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a fine and rare pair (2) of antique bronze shrine fox Inari kitsune, Taisho (1912-1926) era
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Red Fox and Thistle with Wild Grass
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Two-Panel Screen, Red Fox and Thistle with Wild Grass In a winter landscape, by Kimoto
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, 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
