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A Fable: Old Man and a Rat
A Fable: Old Man and a Rat

A Fable: Old Man and a Rat

Date19th century
Maker Japanese
Object number39.159
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions10 5/8 x 13 1/4 in. (27 x 33.7 cm) Overall h.: 11 9/16 in. Overall w.: 14 1/16 in.
MediumColor and ink on paper
Studies of Horses, Cats and Rats (from "Hokusai Manga")
Studies of Horses, Cats and Rats (from "Hokusai Manga")
Katsushika Hokusai
ca. 1815-1849
Object number: 39.180
Neko to Nezumi (Cat and Rat)
Neko to Nezumi (Cat and Rat)
Otsu-e School
17th century
Object number: 49.253
Photo: Susan Dirk
The Fable
Philip Guston
1977
Object number: 92.148
Man Chasing Rats in a Cashew Tree
Man Chasing Rats in a Cashew Tree
Fernand Pierre
ca. 1950
Object number: 53.169
Photo: Spike Mafford
Man with deer, flying crane
Japanese
Object number: 35.606
Image Not Available for Old Pine
Old Pine
Tsuji Kako
1925
Object number: 2010.41.99.1
Reclining Man Reading by Lamplight
Reclining Man Reading by Lamplight
School of Hokusai
ca. 1850
Object number: 39.202
Man with Mallet Rolling Barrel
Man with Mallet Rolling Barrel
School of Hokusai
ca. 1850
Object number: 39.205
Man in Green Cloak
Man in Green Cloak
Shibata Zeshin
1615-1868
Object number: 69.9.2
Photo: Spike Mafford
Honen Shonin Gyojo Ezu: A Dialogue Between the Holy Man and Disciples
Japanese
ca. 1300
Object number: 48.175
Photo: Scott Leen
Tar's Fable #3
Fay Jones
1987
Object number: 92.161
Image Not Available for Ueno Park (Spring Scene)
Ueno Park (Spring Scene)
Japanese
ca. 1700
Object number: 98.53.27.1