Artist: Shibata Zeshin
Title: Blind Man and Dog
Date: Ca. 1860s.
Details & Prices: Shibata Zeshin: Blind Man and Dog - Artelino
Source:
artelino - Japanese Prints
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Description:
Blind man lost his balance and a sandal. A dog is barking at him. Oban size surimono. The large letter on the right indicates, "Kame" (turtle). There was an old proverb about "a very rare occasion" relating to a blind sea turtle which swam to the ocean surface only once in one hundred years. One day, when it came to the surface for a breath, a wood with a hole was drifting toward its way and the turtle stuck its head through the hole of the drift wood.