Monkey trying to catch a catfish with a gourd, 1912
Tomioka Tessaiexpand_more
Ink and color on silkexpand_more
Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundationexpand_more 2017.146.2
Not on Viewexpand_more
The poem reads: Lately there are many more men who have a monkey's guile to stick a catfish into a gourd. It is a reference to the determination and effort it takes to achieve the impossible—like fitting a huge fish into a tiny gourd bottle.
Details
- Title
- Monkey trying to catch a catfish with a gourd
- Artist Life
- 1836 - 1924
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2017.146.2
- Curator Approved
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