Carp Under the Waterfall
Sold – no longer available
This piece was handmade by Takekawa Tomohiro and was a one-of-a-kind work. It cannot be reordered and will never exist in this form again. The page stays online as part of our archive.
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Details about the sold piece
- Height 187 cm
- Width 62 cm
- Item Type Kakemono
- Jikusaki Wood
- Material Honshi Silk
- Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
- Technique Hand-Painted
- Unique Work Yes
No longer available
Description
A powerful moment of movement and ascent: a golden carp leaps against the current, up toward the waterfall, its falling spray enveloping the upper part of the image. The delicate brushwork and the balanced relationship between emptiness and form give the scene a compelling calm and, at the same time, tension.
The work was painted on silk, mounted with jikusaki made of wood, and bears the seal of Takekawa Tomohiro. The depiction takes up a classic motif of East Asian painting – the carp fighting against the current and striving upward toward the dragon's gate. This symbol stands for perseverance, courage, and the will to transform. In the combination of dynamic water and a still, open surface, the harmony of movement and stillness becomes visible, a central principle of Japanese aesthetics.
