Tsurigitsune|Trapping the Fox
1808
ink
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
1808
ink
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Tsurigitsune|Trapping the Fox is a 1808 ink by Utagawa Toyohiro, a Romanticism work, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows two people struggling with a giant, spiky fox. One person is pulling hard on the fox’s tail while the other clings to its back, looking exhausted. The fox’s sharp quills fly out in all directions, and the scene feels chaotic and wild. The artist used quick, bold lines to make the fox look fierce and the people frantic. The background is mostly empty, so all the action stays focused on the fight. Next, look up cross-hatching to see how artists build texture with lines.
