#FishFriday:
Joseph Stella (Italian-American, 1877-1946)
Aquatic Life (#Goldfish), c. 1919-22
Pastel on paper
From “Joseph Stella: Visionary Nature” at Brandywine Museum of Art
#fish #fishinart

For #Woodensday:
Mokugyo "Fish" Drum
Japan, 19th c., wood/lacquer
on display at @pennmuseum
#FishInArt #JapaneseArt #MusicalInstruments
“The long hours of required meditation in Zen temples and monasteries were punctuated by chanting accompanied by striking the mokugyo (‘wooden fish’) percussion block. In the monastery, the block is placed on an ornamental cushion and is usually paired with a large metal bell.”