Leaping Carp, 1868, 8th lunar month, Nakajima Raish?, Japanese, 1796 - 1871, 50 3/4 ¡Ñ 21 1/4 in. (128.91 ¡Ñ 53.98 cm) (image)81 13/16 ¡Ñ 28 3/4 in. (207.8 ¡Ñ 73.03 cm) (mount, without roller), Ink and color on silk, Japan, 19th century, One carp emerges vertically from splashing waves at the center of the bottom of the piece. A second is obscured but visible leaping perfectly vertically behind falling water at the top center. Black ink streaks suggest the falling water. The back/dorsal side of the fish, two eyes, and fins are symmetrically centered and viewed from the top.