Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Egg, Wasp and Mortar Attack the Monkey
A monkey tumbles among animated objects and attacking figures inside a furnished room. The original illustration list identifies the egg, wasp and mortar taking revenge in the tale of the ape and the crab.
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Ozawa Nankoku (drawing); Henry W. Troy (engraving). "The Egg, Wasp and Mortar Attack the Monkey" [editorial title]. In Japanese Fairy World, William Elliot Griffis; illustrations principally by Ozawa Nankoku, engraved by Henry W. Troy. Schenectady, New York: James H. Barhyte, 1880. The preface names Ozawa Nankoku and engraver Henry W. Troy; the Yorimasa picture is separately attributed to an unnamed student., 1880, James H. Barhyte. Source scan leaf 73. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0475-0067
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Ozawa Nankoku (drawing); Henry W. Troy (engraving). The Egg, Wasp and Mortar Attack the Monkey. Japanese Fairy World. Scan leaf 73. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0475-0067