Playing Fish — 遊魚

Two or more fish drift in luminous, undulating water, their bodies catching light as they circle lazily through the current. The Japanese title 遊魚 — "playing fish" — suggests leisure and freedom rather than the tension of a hunt, and Kasamatsu's rendering dwells on the graceful suspension of the creatures in their element. The composition likely draws on the sosaku-hanga tradition of rendering natural subjects with bold outlines and close-cropped framing that emphasizes form over narrative.