“You can’t free a fish from water”

Lettered Bowl

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine·Benjamin Sisko

$49 USD · preview price

Framing

Unframed printWood frame

Size · artwork dimensionsin cm

12 × 18 in$49 USD 24 × 36 in$99 USD

Frame color

Black White Red oak

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Enhanced matte paper · full artwork, uncropped
Ayous wood frame · protector & hanging hardware
Unframed · ready for your own frame

The artwork

Sisko answers Quark in the language of the Rules of Acquisition, reminding him that even an acknowledged favor has limits. A red fish stays within its blue world as the lettering becomes part of the bowl’s rim.

The scene

Past Tense, Part I · Season 3, Episode 11

Quark invokes the Nagus’s earlier assistance and requests help for his detained nephew. Sisko acknowledges the debt and promises to do what he can, then quotes Rule 217 to establish the limits of the requested favor.

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Materials and dimensions

Print dimensions: 12 × 18 in
Finish: Black wood frame
Paper: Enhanced matte paper
Frame: Ayous wood · 0.75 in profile
Included: Acrylite protector & hanging hardware

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“You can’t free a fish from water”

Materials and dimensions

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