Chinese mythology tells of nine-tailed foxes. Once you start looking they crop up everywhere – even detective fiction and tattoos!
More about mythic foxes.
Younger readers might like the fantasy quest The MountainSea Scrolls & The 9 Tailed Fox. It is influenced by the Chinese Classic of Mountains and Seas.
Science fiction novel Strange Beasts of China gets a good review.
Hokusai’s fox. Kuniyoshi’s fox spirit. Kawanabe Kyosai’s fox catching an unlucky bird .