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He used these kitsunes to foretell the future.
He used these kitsunes to foretell the future.


==Plays==
==Tsurigitsune==
The legend of Hakuzōsu became a [[Kyōgen]] play, Tsurigitsune (‘Fox Trapping’) / Konkai (‘The Cry of the Fox’)
The legend of Hakuzōsu became a [[Kyōgen]] play, Tsurigitsune (‘Fox Trapping’) / Konkai (‘The Cry of the Fox’)


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* {{cite book|last=Stevenson|first=John|title=Yoshitoshi's One Hundred Aspects of the Moon|year=1992|publisher=San Francisco Graphic Society|isbn=978-0-9632218-0-3}}
* {{cite book|last=Stevenson|first=John|title=Yoshitoshi's One Hundred Aspects of the Moon|year=1992|publisher=San Francisco Graphic Society|isbn=978-0-9632218-0-3}}
* {{cite web | title=Plays Kyôgen In English | url=http://kyogen-in-english.com/plays/ | access-date=2017-03-30}}
* {{cite web | title=Plays Kyôgen In English | url=http://kyogen-in-english.com/plays/ | access-date=2017-03-30}}

==External links==
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Latest revision as of 18:22, 23 February 2024

Hakuzōsu. The moment the creature is in the process of transforming from the priest into the wild fox. Woodblock print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi.

Hakuzōsu (白蔵主), also written Hakuzosu and Hakuzousu, is the name of a popular kitsune character who pretended to be a priest in Japanese folklore.

Legend[edit]

The Buddhist monk Hakuzōsu lived in Osaka at the temple Shōrin-ji.

He was a believer in Inari Ōkami sama and kept a few kitsunes in his temple.

He used these kitsunes to foretell the future.

Tsurigitsune[edit]

The legend of Hakuzōsu became a Kyōgen play, Tsurigitsune (‘Fox Trapping’) / Konkai (‘The Cry of the Fox’)

In this story, a hunter is visited by his uncle, the priest Hakuzōsu, who lectures his nephew on the evils of killing foxes. The hunter is nearly convinced, but after the priest departs, he hears the cry of the fox and realizes it wasn't his uncle at all but a fox in guise. The fox resumes his natural form and reverts to his wild ways, takes the bait in a trap and is captured.

References[edit]

  • Stevenson, John (1992). Yoshitoshi's One Hundred Aspects of the Moon. San Francisco Graphic Society. ISBN 978-0-9632218-0-3.
  • "Plays Kyôgen In English". Retrieved 2017-03-30.

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