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Maruyama Ōshin
Swimming Carp19th century

Not on view
Hanging scroll painting on amber silk ground, two large carp and eight smaller fish rendered in warm gold and gray ink with fine scale detail

Maruyama Ōshin, Swimming Carp, 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Sir and Lady David Bruce Duncan, Edwin Janss, and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey S. Dye, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Maruyama Ōshin
Japan, 1790-1838
Title
Swimming Carp
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Image: 40 5/16 x 15 1/8 in. (102.4 x 38.4 cm); Mount: 71 1/4 x 19 3/8 in. (181.0 x 49.2 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Sir and Lady David Bruce Duncan, Edwin Janss, and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey S. Dye
Accession Number
AC1998.93.1
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art