Leaping Carp

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Leaping Carp

Nakajima RaishōLinkedCulture matchlcp-1fe1ce42505b

Date
1868, 8th lunar month
Medium
Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
Department
Asian Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
118507

From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record

According to a Chinese legend, carp transform into dragons when they swim against the strong current of a waterfall and leap over the top. In Japan, the theme of the carp jumping over a waterfall symbolizes success in overcoming a major obstacle. For that reason, on Boys’ Day (May 5), Japanese families raise colorful carp-shaped flags to wish their boys health and courage. Asia

View at Minneapolis Institute of Art ↗

The authoritative record is held by Minneapolis Institute of Art. LinkedCulture surfaces this object and its connections; it does not alter institutional metadata.

Get printable QR codes

Open QR codes for this object page and the museum record. They stay collapsed until needed.

Open this page QR destination: https://linkedculture.org/q/q1._grO_TJplZZYRBZZ.p6K2q6ZKv-HQhaTjNmjHTuvfa_S-qY0XaV86-6d3LinbdpC-yQPoioRi4MERHTN2FZdHIP9DsA7CvyGT37RkMDrFjYW46M9RI1DFDQHzDtcVACJ4ai6_3mZCSJnx4fiocQEAiIWCGFg70KsFAhQAx-5QCgclMbtUIeFcnTWe4R-rFrnQVKOkT5iBMWI4-o0gCELuAep1if3rP6jAuJtdmDdFMb8CGPHR6wJ3a7Zhxuuj7pnMWp3cgJmhSOUpMNFWhv4QyIAgbfxMwIee-ASee at Minneapolis Institute of Art QR destination: https://linkedculture.org/q/q1.QHyKL6n3ysVzTb7n.pR3BE5WKDbL9JuAYIYjm_KQ9XMbjKiXpAsTIc6GU-lUCXEazmOwty__3gc-9gUFSJFkJ9y4YaF467Jccf9RBtDBqV4WnkIIzNl8kmU-SqkxGsQZcbpIXwN-ZAPRWCn0RePRrkaduARk7bIOyGbfd1reuDKmLds6oT3dOgPO_FIKJzIM7jPQ7xGGECin0FrZg_CsD3pdoh4lBF2agaogw5W02FjlJTHgZS0Y6uCL_lVG1sG2U_ZAIvXBetRJiDT1G9uYfuaHCkmciAAkWhFHvKxH5
Open this page
See at Minneapolis Institute of Art

Provenance & credit

As published by the source institution. Coverage varies — not every institution's open-data feed includes ownership history.

Credit line
The John R. Van Derlip Fund; purchase from the collection of Elizabeth and Willard Clark

Related across collections

Semantically similar works from Minneapolis Institute of Art and other institutions.