A woodcut Buddha sits in meditation on a flat rock while a monkey kneels beside him, tongue out, trying to fit a banana into his ear. The caption reads MONKEY ISNESS.
The pairing is old. In the tenth year after his awakening the Buddha left the quarrelling monks of Kosambi for the Parileyyaka forest, and a later commentary on the Dhammapada adds a monkey who brought him a honeycomb and, when the Buddha would not eat it, picked out the insect eggs and offered it again. Thai sculptors made the scene popular in the nineteenth century. The banana is ours.
• For anyone whose mind has wandered off mid-breath and come back holding fruit.
• Fine line art with one spot of orange, on the banana.
• Material: Bella+Canvas 6400, 100% Airlume combed and ringspun cotton, light and soft.
• Fit: Women’s relaxed fit, true to size, check the size chart before ordering.
• Print: Direct-to-garment with eco-friendly inks, not a decal.
The Buddha has not moved.
