A hundred years ago,when the area was still rural, it was known to be haunted by magic
foxes.They would meet in convocations like witches, especially around New Year.
The Musashi plain was famous for its moonlit views and was the setting for a number of
romantic nocturnal stories.It was a favorite subject of screens painted in the detailed
Yamato style, which emphasised outline and flat color. The design elements of grasses,sky,
and moon used here were standard for representations of Musashi plain-Yoshitoshi's
originality was to include a fox.The large moon would not have caused as much surprise as
the moon over Inaba Mountain,since large elements were not unusual features of Yamato
screen painting.
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