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This piece feels deeply relevant and is a homage to a hole in the wall shop in the Old City of Jerusalem. I visited that shop many times because the owner was such a wonderful storyteller.  The story of the piece is as follows:

One of King Solomon's servants was getting a bit too full of himself, so the King in his wisdom, hatched a plan to put the servant back in his place. “Go forth and find for me something that when I'm happy, I become sad, and when I'm sad I become happy. You have until the first day of Sukkot to fulfill my request.” The day after Rosh Hashana, the servant departs, without a clue as to how he will fulfill the King's wish. He travels all over the kingdom for almost two weeks searching and searching. A few hours before sundown on erev Sukkot, the servant resigns himself to his failure, and heads back toward the palace. As he turns a corner near the palace wall, the servant nearly trips over a blanket laid out on the ground outside a silversmith's shop. The silversmith, while packing up his wares, asked the servant if there was anything he was looking for. The servant told him about his failed mission, and the impossible request of the King. “Wait right here,” said the servant, and he went inside his shop. When he returned, he handed the servant a small ring. The servant read the inscription, and leapt for joy! He raced back to the palace to present his treasure to the King. That evening at dinner, King Solomon called the servant to present his deals findings in front of the court. The King thought that he would be able to embarrass the servant in front of everyone, but when the servant appeared and handed King Solomon the ring, the Kings face fell. On it was the inscription “This too shall pass.”

This is a giclee print, and is printed with pigment based, archival ink on acid-free, 260 gsm paper Kodak ENDURA Premier Paper. It comes professionally framed and ready to hang in a contemporary solid wood frame of your choice. Wipe clean with a damp cloth.

Finished framed size is 19x19".

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