Carp Leaping

A large dark grey-green carp curves diagonally upward through solid blue water, its body arched so the head faces upper left and the tail sweeps down to the lower right, with pale fins and darker scale outlines rendered in fine detail. In the upper right, a drooping cluster of white wisteria blossoms with green leaves hangs from a thin grey branch, while a small bee hovers near the flowers at upper left. The composition is spare and asymmetrical, set against a flat pale blue ground with the artist's signature and seal at lower right; woodblock print, ink and color on paper, by Ohara Koson, 1928, titled "Carp Leaping."