Fox with Staff (Hakuzsu) after 1848 Eiraku Hozen A Kyoto potter with close ties to the literati in his city and a similar taste for Chinese styles, Hozen was known for his highly colored wares and for his use of gold. A different side of his urbanity comes through in this rather personal painting, perhaps tempered by the business failures he experienced in his later years. A few economic brush strokes create the figure of a fox-priest, the protagonist in the comic kygen play The Fox Trapper (Kirigitsune). The enigmatic poem cautions:Beware of those who have renounced the worldalthough they wear the robes of priestsat heart they are foxes still.. Fox with Staff (Hakuzsu). Eiraku Hozen (Japanese, 1795-1854). Japan. after 1848. Hanging scroll; ink on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Paintings

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Fox with Staff (Hakuzsu) after 1848 Eiraku Hozen A Kyoto potter with close ties to the literati in his city and a similar taste for Chinese styles, Hozen was known for his highly colored wares and for his use of gold. A different side of his urbanity comes through in this rather personal painting, perhaps tempered by the business failures he experienced in his later years. A few economic brush strokes create the figure of a fox-priest, the protagonist in the comic kygen play The Fox Trapper (Kirigitsune). The enigmatic poem cautions:Beware of those who have renounced the worldalthough they wear the robes of priestsat heart they are foxes still.. Fox with Staff (Hakuzsu). Eiraku Hozen (Japanese, 1795-1854). Japan. after 1848. Hanging scroll; ink on paper. Edo period (1615-1868). Paintings

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