刺青藍十二揃之内 
      「鯉の瀧登り」(こいのたきのぼり) 
      
        
          
            | 手桶(ておけ)から流れ落ちる水を瀧に見立て、背中の鯉の彫物が瀧を登るかの様に描いてみた。この鯉の鱗(うろこ)が小判に見立られ、江戸では金が貯まると大変な人気であったとか。 | 
           
          
            1989年  76.4cm×25.4cm/版数32版/摺刷35度 
            大判錦絵竪二枚継 (おおばん にしきえ たて にまいつなぎ) | 
           
          
            
             
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            Koi no Takinobori 
(A Carp Swimming up the Rapids) 
            Imagining the water pouring from a wooden bucket as a waterfall, I portrayed
            carp climbing the waterfall on her back. During the Edo period (1603-1867),
            this popular tattoo motif was believed to bring good fortune, because of
            the resemblance of the carp scales to koban - oval-shaped gold coins. | 
           
          
            Number of blocks: 32  Printed in 35 runs 
            Size: equivalent to 2 sheets of large-sized nishiki-e, 
lined up lengthwise | 
           
        
       
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