Fox Trap

Foxes were believed to be the
messengers of Inari, the Shinto god of
rice, fertility and prosperity. People would
pray to Inari for a good harvest and
success in many aspects of their lives.
Beneath an autumn moon a fox,
disguised as an old woman, inspects a
trap baited with a fish.
There is a stack of harvested rice
behind her, along with pampas grass,
one of the Seven Flowers of Autumn, a
group of plants traditionally associated
with the season.