Jumping Carp in Water

Name: Jumping Carp in Water
Brand: Yoshida Toho
SKU: 6168
Price: 380.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Kakemono, unique work, 190 x 60 cm

Product number: 6168

Height 190 cm
Width 60 cm
Item Type Kakemono
Jikusaki Bone
Material Honshi Silk
Period of Creation Meiji (1868–1912)
Technique Hand-Painted
Unique Work Yes

Signature / Stamp:

Yoshida Toho

€380.00

Available, delivery time: 1-3 Days

Description

With a wide-open eye and tensed muscles, a single carp breaks through the surface of the water, its body elegantly arched, while fine barbels hang down from its mouth. The precisely rendered scale pattern in warm gold and brown tones stands in appealing contrast to the transparent, only faintly suggested water surface in the background.

The carp is one of the most popular motifs in Japanese painting: it stands for endurance, courage, and successful advancement against all resistance, a symbolism that is especially evident in the depiction of the fish leaping or struggling against the current.

The painting bears the signature and seal of Yoshida Toho and was created in the Meiji period. Painted on silk and fitted with a jikusaki made of bone, this hand-painted unique work embodies, with its lively movement and refined painting technique, a timeless symbol of good fortune in Japanese art.

Frequently asked

Does this work carry a seal or signature?

Yes, this piece carries the signature or seal of Yoshida Toho

When was the work created?

Based on the previous owners' information and the condition of the object we place it broadly in the Meiji (1868–1912) period, but cannot give a precise date.

Is this genuine craftsmanship?

Yes, this piece is a genuine handcrafted original that exists only once.

Why does the date of creation sometimes not match the artist's dates

Because the two pieces of information speak about different things: the period designation describes the object – support, colors, condition – while the signature reflects which name appears on the painting. In most cases there is no attempt at deception behind this, but rather Japanese painting training: copying from workshop models was the curriculum for centuries, an utsushi is regarded as a bow to the teacher, workshops signed with the master's name, and artist names were passed down within a school. Such a hanging scroll is therefore not a forgery, but a hand-painted one-of-a-kind that continues the formal language of its school – just not the work of the famous name, and priced accordingly. We explain this in detail in the guide Why does a kakemono often bear the signature of an artist long deceased?.