Four blind-folded fools play tug of war with the chains linking two storage boxes.

[Augsburg], [1531]

1 print : woodcut on paper ; 9.7 x 16 cm

print published in: Officia M.T.C.. (b31038578)

The box on the left is labelled 'Erbarkeit/Gerechtig' meaning 'sustainability/justice' and the box on the right is labelled 'Nutz' meaning 'use'; this has been interpreted by Campbell Dodgson that it is foolish to separate honesty from profit.

Mounted with 3334584i; for another impression see 3334586i

This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer

Dodgson, C. (1903-1911). Catalogue of early German and Flemish woodcuts preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum. Volume II, page 176, number 99.

Wellcome Collection 3334585i