Keisai Eisen
The Courtesan Hanamurasaki of the Tsuchiya
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Japanese art
Carp Ascending a Waterfall
A carp arches upward against a waterfall, a image of perseverance and good fortune from Japanese tradition.
CHF 139.00
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About this artwork
This colour woodblock print by Keisai Eisen shows a carp climbing a waterfall, a familiar motif in Japanese design. In Asian lore the carp stands for good fortune and perseverance. Although the fish lives mostly in quiet waters, those meanings led artists to show it arching upward, often mounting falls, just as it does here. The print dates from the early or mid-1830s, in Japan's Edo period. Eisen was a ukiyo-e artist, and this work belongs to that tradition of woodblock printmaking.
On your wall: Its theme of determination suits a study, home office or hallway, and the subject sits comfortably in calm, minimal rooms that favour Japanese art.
- Title
- Carp Ascending a Waterfall
- Artist
- Keisai Eisen
- Style
- Japanese art
- Shape
- Portrait
Public domain (CC0). Image courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Text based on Cleveland Museum of Art (CC0).
About Keisai Eisen
Keisai Eisen, also known as Ikeda Eisen, was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist who specialised in bijin-ga, pictures of beautiful women. He also wrote under the name Ippitsuan. His strongest work, including his ōkubi-e, close-up portraits focused on the head, is regarded as among the finest of the Bunsei Era, which ran from 1818 to 1830.
Based on Wikipedia.
Canvas and printing
Printed on canvas and stretched over a 2 cm FSC-certified wooden frame, with the image wrapping around the edges. Framed versions sit in a wooden floater frame in black, natural or dark wood.
Delivery and returns
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