Carp Ascending a Waterfall
1834
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1834
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
A carp leaps up a white-water waterfall, its scales shimmering in the spray. The fish twists mid-air, muscles straining against the current. In Japan, the carp stands for grit and luck. Artists often show it climbing waterfalls—a symbol of pushing through hard times. This print is small, but the energy feels big. To see more prints like this, look up *japan, edo period (1615–1868)*.
