After a Japanese Print... I can't remember the artist's name, but he created a series called 21 (or was it 23?) Ghosts (in the english translation). This story is about a samurai who's saddle horse (made of wood) starts talking to him. To alleviate the situation, he attacks the saddle horse and a tanuki falls down dead from it.
A tanuki is a raccoon/badger-like creature that lives in Japan (they're basically dog-sized raccoons, they are real, they just don't get a lot of publicity. try googling them.) They're like foxes and cats in Japanese folk-lore that can can change they're shape and enjoy playing tricks on humans.
Watercolor. Matted and Framed: 28"x20" (71cmx51cm). For sale at $200 (plus shipping when applicable).
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