{"product_id":"new-years-eve-foxfires-at-the-changing-tree-oji-hiroshige-one-hundred-famous-views-of-edo","title":"New Year's Eve Foxfires at the Changing Tree, Ōji – Hiroshige, One Hundred Famous Views of Edo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Year's Eve Foxfires at the Changing Tree, Ōji\u003c\/em\u003e (Ōji Shōzoku Enoki Ōmisoka no Kitsunebi, 王子装束ゑの木大晦日の狐火)\u003c\/strong\u003e is the only supernatural scene in Utagawa Hiroshige's masterpiece, \u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Famous Views of Edo\u003c\/em\u003e. Published in 1857, just a year before the artist's death, it has become one of the most beloved kitsune images in Japanese art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003cp\u003eThe print illustrates a local legend from Ōji, then a village north of Edo, now part of Tokyo. Every New Year's Eve, the foxes of the whole Kantō region were said to gather beneath a great hackberry tree, the \u003cem\u003eshōzoku enoki\u003c\/em\u003e or \"costume tree\", to put on their finest attire before paying their respects at Ōji Inari Shrine, the head shrine of the fox messengers of the god Inari. Their ghostly flames, the \u003cem\u003ekitsunebi\u003c\/em\u003e, could be seen dancing across the fields, and local farmers counted them to predict the coming year's harvest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003cp\u003eHiroshige turns the legend into pure poetry: white foxes glowing in the deep indigo night, tiny flames hovering by their heads, a bare winter tree against a sky full of stars, and in the distance, a long procession of foxfires still approaching across the fields. The tradition lives on today: every New Year's Eve, the people of Ōji hold a lantern-lit fox parade, their faces painted or masked as foxes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #fdf8f0; border-left: 4px solid #b08a4e; border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0; padding: 0.9rem 1.2rem; margin: 1.5rem 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho are the kitsune?\u003c\/strong\u003e Messengers of Inari, shape-shifters, fox brides and nine-tailed demons: discover the magical fox spirits of Japan in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wallango.com\/blogs\/news\/japanese-yokai-the-ultimate-guide#kitsune\"\u003ecomplete guide to Japanese yokai\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n \n\u003ch3\u003eHigh-definition art print of New Year's Eve Foxfires at Ōji\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e✓ Thick, matte, museum-quality paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e✓ Printed from ultra-high-definition images\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e✓ Restored colours, faithful to the original woodblock print\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e✓ Fast worldwide shipping in a protective cardboard tube\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n \n\u003cp\u003eOur prints are available in a wide range of sizes, which you can choose from the drop-down menu. Don't hesitate to contact us if you need any advice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStyling tip:\u003c\/em\u003e its deep indigo night and glowing foxes make a magical piece for a bedroom, a hallway or a child's room, in a thin black or natural oak frame. It is also a beautiful gift for the New Year or the winter season. Discover more fox spirits in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wallango.com\/collections\/yokai-art-prints-japanese-demons-ghosts-spirits\"\u003eyokai art prints\u003c\/a\u003e collection, or more landscapes in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wallango.com\/collections\/japanese-woodblock-prints\"\u003eJapanese woodblock prints\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Utagawa Hiroshige\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUtagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858) is one of the greatest landscape artists in Japanese history. His series \u003cem\u003eThe Fifty-Three Stations of the Tōkaidō\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Famous Views of Edo\u003c\/em\u003e captured the beauty of Japan's roads, seasons and cities with unmatched sensitivity to weather and light. His work deeply influenced European artists: Vincent van Gogh even painted his own copies of two prints from \u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Famous Views of Edo\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n ","brand":"Wallango","offers":[{"title":"A4","offer_id":54807467688259,"sku":"P6829S","price":43.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12x18 inches","offer_id":54807467721027,"sku":"P6830S","price":51.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x30 inches","offer_id":54807467753795,"sku":"P6831S","price":77.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36 inches","offer_id":54807467786563,"sku":"P6832S","price":94.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"27x40 inches","offer_id":54807467819331,"sku":"P6833S","price":102.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"40x60 cm","offer_id":54807467852099,"sku":"P6834S","price":60.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50x70 cm","offer_id":54807467884867,"sku":"P6835S","price":68.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"60x90 cm","offer_id":54807467917635,"sku":"P6836S","price":94.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"70x100 cm","offer_id":54807467950403,"sku":"P6837S","price":102.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3","offer_id":54807467983171,"sku":"P6838S","price":51.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2","offer_id":54807468015939,"sku":"P6839S","price":60.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A1","offer_id":54807468048707,"sku":"P6840S","price":85.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A0","offer_id":54807468081475,"sku":"P6841S","price":119.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/3810\/2851\/files\/NewYear_sEveFoxfiresattheChangingTree_Oji_HiroshigeMockupwallango_posterseul.jpg?v=1789374796","url":"https:\/\/wallango.com\/en-ca\/products\/new-years-eve-foxfires-at-the-changing-tree-oji-hiroshige-one-hundred-famous-views-of-edo","provider":"Wallango ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}