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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.
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Japan ceramic inari fox Taisho era
Located in PARIS, FR
worshipped in fox form at the Jôzan Inari-jinja shrine in Matsue.
Japan – Taishô era (1912-1926)
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20th Century Japanese Japonisme Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
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
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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
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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
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Japan Rare Hand Carved Stone Inari Fox Kitsune, Old Inari Shrine
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a fine smaller hand carved stone Inari fox kitsune carved in a handsome simple manner, Showa
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stone
