Monkey and Crab Japanese Folklore Mythology Fable Tale | Keisai Eisen Edo Period Vintage Woodblock Fine Art Print Buddha gift • Giclée printing quality

• Giclée printing quality

spared its life and allowed it to slither away

The actors are shown with exaggerated facial expressions and exaggerated body movements

Vajrapani is often depicted with a fierce expression

Each ikat's full spiritual meaning was only known to the original weaver and to persons privy to her esoteric knowledge

Monkey and Crab Japanese Folklore Mythology Fable Tale | Keisai Eisen Edo Period Vintage Woodblock Fine Art Print Buddha gift • Giclée printing qualityThis surimono print references a well known Japanese folktale in which a monkey takes advantage of a crab, claiming that persimmon seeds will grow into a fruit prodicing tree. The persimmons eventually ripen, and the monkey offers to pick them for the crab, only to eat them himself. In a fit of aggression, the monkey throws an unripe persimmon at the crab, fatally injuring her. Before the crab dies, she gives birth to offspring, who eventually grow up