Image: Geisha Playing the Hand-Game Kitsune-ken (狐拳), a Japanese rock-paper-scissors variant, by Kikukawa Eizan (菊川英山)

Description: Geisha playing kitsune-ken (fox-ken), an early Japanese rock-paper-scissor or sansukumi-ken game. This print is by Kikukawa Eizan, who is known for producing woodblock prints in the bijin-ga genre. From left to right: Village head (庄屋 shōya), fox (狐 kitsune), and hunter (猟師 ryōshi). The fox defeats the village head, the village head defeats the hunter, and the hunter defeats the fox.
Title: English: Geisha Playing the Hand-Game Kitsune-ken
Credit: Victoria and Albert Museum, online collection
Author: English: Kikukawa Eizan
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