Karpfen 鯉 | Kanō-Schule, n.sign | 18. Jahrhundert material:Paper The picture is unsigned and

The picture is unsigned and unstamped

The picture has probably been remounted recently – the blue of the silk damask fabric is just as brilliant as the strips above and below the picture (ichimonji) made of gold brocade

which was difficult to access at the time

you don't have to make an effort as a man and play the sophisticated seducer

the tree also reveals its sensitive side (an essential characteristic of a samurai): Despite the harsh weather conditions

Karpfen 鯉 | Kanō-Schule, n.sign | 18. Jahrhundert material:Paper The picture is unsigned andIn this anonymous painting, the content of the carp motif is expressed in various parameters of the composition. The jumping carp is a symbol of strength and vital energy in Japan. It is the animal of "Boys' Day" on May 5th, because it is supposed to teach young men that carp even climb waterfalls when they want to reach a goal. The expression of determination and will is first expressed in one eye of the fish, but then also in the defiantly drawn