Foxes Meeting at Oji

A large bare tree stands at left above a crowd of pale orange foxes gathering in a dark, grassy field under a starry sky. Small lanterns or fires glow faintly in the distance, and the bold ink outlines and layered color are typical of Hiroshige's woodblock technique.

Look closer: Faint lanterns or fires glow in the distant field toward the right, and a red cartouche with the title sits at upper right.

Artist

Utagawa Hiroshige

Date

1857

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

2651 × 3907 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975