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Carp Ascending a Waterfall

early or mid-1830s

Keisai Eisen 渓斎 英泉

(Japanese, 1790–1848)
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
color woodblock print
Sheet: 72.4 x 24.2 cm (28 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)
Bequest of James Parmelee 1940.1049
Location: not on view
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In Asian lore the carp is associated with good fortune and perseverance. Although the carp lives primarily in quiet waters, its symbolic meanings have led to a Japanese design convention of showing the fish arching upward, often mounting waterfalls, as in this print.
Carp Ascending a Waterfall

Carp Ascending a Waterfall

early or mid-1830s

Keisai Eisen

(Japanese, 1790–1848)
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)

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