Netsuke with Fox and Drum from the Kabuki Play 'Yoshsitsune Senbon-Zakura', Edo period (1615–1868), 19th century, Japan, Wood, H. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm), Netsuke, This netsuke shows a scene from the Kabuki play Yoshitsune Senbon-Zakura. Tadanobu, a fox in human form served as a faithful retainer to the Minamoto military leader Yoshitsune. After the Minamoto victory over the Heike clan, Yoshitsune fell into a power struggle with his brother and was forced to flee
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