For #FishFriday:
Theodor Seuss Geisel 'Dr. Seuss' (American, 1904-91)
Star Fish, c. 1970
Crayon on paper
now on display at “Childhood Favorites: 100 Years of Children’s Book Illustration” exhibition at Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
“Familiar characters from One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish (1960), the starfish are just a few of the strange pets described in this rhyming book, which continues to be a best-seller among children's books and a favorite with teachers.”
#FishFriday #Fish-Shaped Box
Probably made in India, Lucknow or Hyderabad, 19th c.
Zinc alloy; cast, engraved, inlaid w/ silver & brass (bidri ware)
L9.25 in(23.5 cm)
Met collection https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/447091
“Although the technique of inlaying metal known as bidri ware was invented in Deccan in the 17th c. & Hyderabad remained a center for this type of metalwork into the 1800s, Lucknow, in NE India, also became an important center for production in the 18th-19th c.”
It’s both #NationalShrimpDay and #FishFriday so here is this piece again!
Ewer in the shape of a #fish and #shrimp
Vietnam, Tran-Le dynasties, 14th-15th c.
Stoneware with green glaze; molded & incised decoration
19.4 x 17 x 5.5 cm (7 5/8 x 6 11/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
On display at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Happy #FishFriday !
Hand created aquarium ornaments made by unemployable electromechanical assembler now afraid of people. Many colors and styles, some glow in the dark and some even Float! Find me on #Ebay!!
#FishFriday:
Plate with Emblematic Pairs of #Fish (mahi-ye maratib)
India, Uttar Pradesh, Awadh, Lucknow, c. 1880
Bidri-ware (zarbuland technique)
D: 6 3/4 in. (17.15 cm); H: 1/2 in. (1.27 cm)
LACMA M.2001.100: https://collections.lacma.org/node/203887
“Known as the mahi-ye maratib (Fish of Dignity), it was an insignia of exalted rank that the Mughal emperors & earlier Middle Eastern rulers bestowed upon their subordinate chieftains in recognition of valorous military service.”
#FishFriday :
Theo Nieuwenhuis (Dutch, 1866-1951)
Gold Carps, 1894
Watercolor & graphite on white wove paper, in frame: 94 × 123.2 × 6 cm (37 × 48 1/2 × 2 3/8 in.)
On display at Harvard Art Museums