Kitsune geisha

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Inari Ōkami is the Japanese kami of foxes, of fertility, rice, tea and sake, of agriculture and industry, of general prosperity and worldly success, and one of the principal kami of Shinto. In earlier Japan, Inari was also the patron of swordsmiths and merchants. Represented as male, female, or androgynous, Inari is sometimes seen as a collective of three or five individual kami. Inari's foxes, or kitsune, are pure white and act as their messengers. Inari has been depicted both as male and…

Japanese Woodblock. Geisha holding Kitsune, or Fox mask - often found in Japanese folklore. On the favorable side, the Fox is believed to be the messenger of the God of Rice, while on the darker side, Foxes are said to have the ability to take the shape of humans, and trick and deceive them. The Fox is also said to possess Infinite Vision, an All-Hearing Ear, and the secrets of the souls of others. He is also said to have full knowledge of the Universal Past and Present.