

A woman wearing a pink and gray kimono sits atop a carp swimming through wavy water. Her hair is styled with pins and she looks down at a scroll she holds in both hands. The woman's kimono has a green and white sash and a bouquet of flowers on the bottom left. The carp is brown with dark brown scales and orange eyes. A vertical line of Japanese characters appears on the top left. The background features a light brown sky and wavy water.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1760s
- Medium
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 453 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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