Tale of a Strange Marriage (Konkai Zoshi), Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1858, Japan, Handscroll; ink and color on paper, 11 3/4 in. x 25 ft. 6 in. (29.8 x 777.2 cm), Paintings, Ukita Ikkei (Japanese, 1795–1859), Satirical paintings with animals standing in for humans have a long history in Japanese art. A special genre of such paintings involves foxes, which are believed to transform themselves into humans on moonlit nights
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Tale, Strange Marriage, Konkai Zoshi, Edo period, 1615–1868, ca, 1858, Japan, Handscroll, ink, color, paper, 11 3/4, x 25 ft, 6, 29.8 x 777.2 cm, Paintings, Ukita Ikkei, Japanese, 1795–1859, Satirical paintings, animals standing, humans, long history, Japanese art, special genre, paintings involves, foxes, believed, transform themselves, moonlit nights
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