Minneapolis Institute of Art
Monkey trying to catch a catfish with a gourd
Tomioka Tessai
- Date
- 1912
- Medium
- Ink and color on silk
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
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. Japan, Asia
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