V. Terentyev
Once upon a time there lived a poor fisherman. One day he caught a magic golden fish who promised to fulfill any of his wishes if he let her go. He was a kind man and simply let her go free. After hearing the story, the fisherman’s greedy wife sent him back to the sea—she needed a new trough. The fish granted the wish, and a new trough magically appeared at the old couple’s hut. But the fisherman’s wife now wanted more: a new house, to become a noble lady, and, eventually, the Queen of the Land. Every time she sent her old husband to the shore, the golden fish would fulfill the wishes. However, the woman now wished to be the Empress of all Land and the Sea, and the golden fish to be her servant. The fisherman went back to the shore, called the fish and explained the last wish of his wife. The golden fish disappeared without a word. When the old man returned home, he found his old mud hut, his poor old wife, and the original broken trough.
- Artist
- V. Terentyev
(Russian) - Title
- The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish
- Date
- 1999
- Medium
- Papier-mâché, paint, and lacquer
- Dimensions
- 6 1/2 x 3 15/16 x 1 7/16 in. Overall
- Credit
- From the Collection gifted by Frederick C. Seibold, Jr.
- Accession No.
- 2008.44.30
- Geography
- Russia
Related
- Chazen Museum of Art. "Russian Lacquer Boxes: A Narrative Tradition." Madison: Chazen Museum of Art, 2006. p. 11,no. 15
- Russian Lacquer Boxes: A Narrative Tradition: Chazen Museum of Art, 11/18/2006–1/14/2007
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