Representation of three people playing <i>kitsune-ken</i> (fox-ken), an early Japanese rock-paper-scissor or <i>sansukumi-ken</i> game. Published in the <i>Genyoku sui bento</i> in 1774. From left to right: Hunter (猟師 <i>ryōshi</i>), village head (庄屋 <i>shōya</i>), and fox (狐 <i>kitsune</i>). The fox defeats the village head, the village head defeats the hunter, and the hunter defeats the fox.
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1774. <i>Genyoku sui bento</i>. 4.