Monkey & Persimmon

Black and white illustration of a monkey sitting in a persimmon tree. The white paper sits on top of rumpled blue striped fabric.

A messy desk covered with a partially carved monkey blockprint, carving tools, and grey linoleum shavings.

A grey carved linoleum block on a bamboo table. One hand holds the block in place and the other rolls a black ink covered brayer across the surface.

Black and white blockprint of a monkey in a persimmon tree, framed in a thin black frame. The frame sits on top of rumpled blue striped fabric.

$75.00
Paper dimensions: 8×10"
Limited edition size: 50

This monkey (さる saru) has found the best seat in the house, surrounded by branches full of ripe persimmon.

If your birthday falls in 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, or 2016, then (like me!) you were born in the year of the monkey and this print is for you.

Each of these works is an original handcarved and handprinted linocut blockprint, part of a limited edition of only 50 pieces. Each blockprint is handprinted on archival cotton printmakers’ paper with four hand-torn or deckle edges. Because each print in the edition is a handmade original, there will be slight variations between pieces. Each print is sold unframed.

Zodiac Animals: Each blockprint in this on-going series highlights one of the twelve Japanese zodiac animals. Subscribe to the newsletter and get notified when more prints in the series are released.

Shop other prints in the series:

Dragon & Pine
Rabbit & Camellia
Rooster & Ginkgo
Snake & Iris
Tiger & Bamboo