Kitsune Statue

wobe · Nov 20, 2023

Fox guardian in Japanese folklore, guarding entry to the spirit world.

Sony A7RV / Sony FE 24-105 G OSS

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Kitsune by Tursiops, on Flickr[/URL]

Jeff15 · Nov 20, 2023

Sorry, I think it looks spooky....

wobe · Nov 20, 2023

gk fotografie said:
Fantastic atmosphere in this photo, interesting sculpture.

Thanks!

Jeff15 said:
Sorry, I think it looks spooky....

Haha - Understood but to be honest that was the look I was aiming for in post bearing in mind what the subject symbolised.

otherprof · Nov 21, 2023

wobe said:
Fox guardian in Japanese folklore, guarding entry to the spirit world.

Sony A7RV / Sony FE 24-105 G OSS

[url=https://flic.kr/p/2pgMfcv]Kitsune by Tursiops, on Flickr[/URL]

I have never thought of Japanese and ancient Egyptian culture coming withing a country mile of each other, but when I first saw this wonderful image I thought it was a statue of Anubis, the jackal-headed Egyptian god of the Underworld and the one who weighs souls of the deceased. .(It better be lighter than a feather . . .) Here's a shot of Anubis I took, not in Egypt but on a tour of the old Egyptian Theater in Los Angeles.

slat · Nov 26, 2023

Nice one.

wobe · Nov 27, 2023

otherprof said:
I have never thought of Japanese and ancient Egyptian culture coming withing a country mile of each other, but when I first saw this wonderful image I thought it was a statue of Anubis, the jackal-headed Egyptian god of the Underworld and the one who weighs souls of the deceased. .(It better be lighter than a feather . . .) Here's a shot of Anubis I took, not in Egypt but on a tour of the old Egyptian Theater in Los Angeles.

Many thanks, yes strange how such separated people come to worship a similar symbol, I guess if the animal is prevalent it helps, plenty of foxes around in Japan and I guess jackals in Egypt? Main difference being in Japan the fox still has the same standing even after all these years.