[MOC] Kyuubi no Kitsune

[JanetVanD]

The Christmas holidays gave me a bit of time to complete the fourth installment in my "Legends and Lore" series.

The Kyuubi no Kitsune (Nine-tailed Fox) is a well-known character in Japanese folklore. This magical creature lives for an incredibly long time and grows a new tail for each century of spiritual training and wisdom. Upon gaining its ninth tail, the Kitsune has reached its full powers and its tails may begin to turn golden or white in colour. Its natural form is that of an ordinary fox but the powerful Kitsune is able to shape-shift into other forms, particularly that of a beautiful young woman, and get up to all sorts of mischief!

The Kitsune in all its forms is still a very popular figure in present-day Japanese culture.

This model is comprised of 4,304 elements, took three weeks to design & build and was completed on New Year's Day.

Kyuubi no Kitsune (Japanese Nine-tailed Fox) by Jessica Farrell, on Flickr

 

Kyuubi no Kitsune (Nine-tailed Fox) Inset by Jessica Farrell, on Flickr

 

Kyuubi no Kitsune (Nine-tailed Fox) Look into my eyes.... by Jessica Farrell, on Flickr

 

Kyuubi no Kitsune [overview] by Jessica Farrell, on Flickr

 

Kyuubi no Kitsune [side view] by Jessica Farrell, on Flickr

[deraven]

That's beautiful.  I like the plants and the gravel & stepping stones, and the hint of koi under the water is really nice!  I would maybe have not used all of those various round pieces for the larger stones and gone with more rustic and natural looking rock work.  The fox is really well done as well.  Good posing, nice color choices, and those tooth elements really work well for the ears!

[Shiva]

That is a nice build :)

[JanetVanD]

9 hours ago, deraven said:

  I would maybe have not used all of those various round pieces for the larger stones and gone with more rustic and natural looking rock work. 

Your point is well taken. 

This was something I thought about for awhile, since whenever I build outdoor scenes involving rocks & stones I usually go for more irregular shapes. I deliberately decided upon the smooth, rounded look, as I wanted to convey the sense of pleasing tranquility that is the essence of a Japanese garden.  Also, it seemed to provide a nice balance to the square stepping stones and the angles of the fox figure.