Japanese Antique Woodblock Print Fox Kitsune Tachibana Morikuni 1736 Edo Incense They are composed of extraterrestrial

They are composed of extraterrestrial nickel-iron suspended with beautiful olivine (peridot) crystals

Weight: 570 g / 1

Size & Weight Height: 22

Provenance documents included: Original artist biography sheet and 1983 Shin Bijutsu Shinbun (New Art Newspaper) article featuring the work

This is a beautifully glazed Japanese porcelain flower vase signed by renowned ceramic artist Matsuyama Gaei

Japanese Antique Woodblock Print Fox Kitsune Tachibana Morikuni 1736 Edo Incense They are composed of extraterrestrialJapanese Antique Woodblock Print Fox Kitsune Tachibana Morikuni 1736 Edo Features & Cultural Context Artist & Era: This work is by Tachibana Morikuni (16791748), a master of the Kano school who was influential in popularizing art through woodblock printed books (Ehon) during the Genbun era. The Subject: The print features a Kitsune (fox), a creature deeply revered in Shintoism as the messenger of the deity Inari. The text references "Kiku Kogitsune,"