Carp

December 16th, 2008

After the panda, the tiger and the horse, I could not continue making sumi-e without drawing at least a carp.
Those who knows a little bit about japanese culture would have noticed that this fish is omnipresent in japanese traditional arts (such as prints, kakemono, tattoo, sumi-e…). The carps are symbols of strength and perseverance, and they’re supposed to bring good luck.


In France we mostly see 2 kinds of them, the red and white with red spots, but in Japan we can find at leat 15 different families. Among them the georgeous golden Yamabuki-Ogon (do not confuse with the yellow one) and the Tancho kind, a white with red and round spot on its head, just like the japanese flag (wich can cost 180 000€ if the red spot is perfectly round and net).

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7 Comments

  1. Yannick

    Bon, alors c’est par où la boutique ! :D

  2. Cyril

    Hé hé, elle arrive tout doucement mais elle arrive.

  3. ceanothe

    Légendaire poisson, bravo !

  4. Paule

    très beaux dessins, j’adore !!!!!!!!!!!
    en France , on dit muet comme une carpe !

  5. Nezha

    ça a l’air fluide et réel, chapeau!

  6. Carpe pechemag

    Le dessin est magnifique, il serait parfait comme illustration pour un de mes articles.

    Bonne continutation

  7. Aya

    Ce dessin est juste magnifique… Cela faisait depuis longtemps que je cherchais une belle image pour me faire un tatouage. Puis-je me faire tatouer cette oeuvre ?

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