Monkey and Crab Japanese Folklore Mythology Fable Tale | Keisai Eisen Edo Period Vintage Woodblock Fine Art Print Buddha gift The actors are shown with

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

The print shows a desolate and abandoned city

and she is considered one of the most important and powerful protectors of the Buddhist teachings

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

She is often depicted as a beautiful and fierce female figure

Monkey and Crab Japanese Folklore Mythology Fable Tale | Keisai Eisen Edo Period Vintage Woodblock Fine Art Print Buddha gift The actors are shown withThis 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