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Red and Gray Carp by Ohara Koson — restored print
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Japanese Wall Art

Red and Gray Carp

Ohara Koson, 1900–1930

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (object RP-P-2005-458) · 1900–1930

$489

For 20×40 in, float frame canvas, black

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Art
Red and Gray Carp
Size
20×40 in ·
Finish
Float frame canvas, Black ·
Price
$489
  • Made to order just for you: printed, finished and packed within 3–5 business days. Your order reaches the printer within minutes and printing can start soon after; once it starts, the order can't be canceled or changed.
  • Free replacement if it arrives damaged, defective or not what you ordered — tell us within 7 days of delivery, with photos. Because each piece is made for you, there are no returns for a change of mind. Full policy
  • No hanging hardware is included. Stretched and framed canvases hang flat on two nails or screws, set level: the wooden bar on the back rests on them, and the free wall template marks the spot. Rolled canvas goes to a framer first.
  • Printed from an archive scan of the original print (1900–1930). Its paper tone, small spots and marks of age are part of the picture, just as on the original sheet, and colors can look slightly different on your screen.

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20×40 in · Float frame canvas, Black$489

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How it gets to you · item no. 458 · SKU JPN-LAS0458-FFL-20X40

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  2. Shipped with tracking3–8 business days after printing
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Please check before you buy. Your order goes to the printer within minutes, and once printing starts, made-to-order pieces can't be canceled, changed or returned for a change of mind, so please check the size guide and room views first. If it arrives damaged, defective or not what you ordered, we'll replace it free within 7 days. Full policy

Materials & finish

Printed on 400 gsm canvas with pigment inks. Stretched canvas and float frame canvas sit on a 1.5 in (38 mm) wooden stretcher; the classic frame holds the canvas on a slimmer 0.75 in (19 mm) stretcher. Rolled canvas ships in a sturdy tube.

The float frame stands 2.1 in (53 mm) off the wall, with a 0.5 in (12 mm) face and a 0.2 in (5 mm) gap around the canvas. The classic frame stands 0.9 in (22 mm) off the wall with a 0.8 in (20 mm) face.

Hanging hardware is not included. Two picture hooks (or screws) rated for the weight, set level, are all it needs; the free true-size wall template marks the spot.

Corner of a Black float frame canvas: the canvas sits inside the frame with a narrow gap Back of a float frame canvas: wooden stretcher inside the frame, no hanging hardware fitted Cross-section of the float frame: 53 mm deep, 12 mm face, 5 mm gap, 38 mm canvas
The float frame up close: front corner, the back as it arrives, and its cross-section. Photos: Prodigi, who print and frame our pieces.

Every finish is printed from the same file at the same resolution; only the mounting changes.

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Rights & provenance record

Source scan: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (Rijksstudio, CC0)
Rights statement of the archive: “Public domain. Design by Ohara Koson (died 1945); the museum dates this impression 1900–1930, so it was published before 1931. The Rijksmuseum releases its photograph under Creative Commons Zero (CC0 1.0). Object number RP-P-2005-458.”
Original print: Ohara Koson, 1900–1930, colour woodcut; sheet 188 mm; 366 mm. Verified 2026-10-13.

This product is a new print made to order from a restored scan of that print. It is not an original antique and is not sold as one.

The story of this print

A red koi slides down through the water beside a gray carp. The koi is the brightest thing in the picture: a red head and back fading to pale pink toward a long tail, scales drawn in fine red lines, and rose-tinted fins. The gray carp swims just behind, its head level with the koi’s, and below them soft bands of pale blue mark the water.

Ohara Koson (1877–1945) is best known for kachō-e, prints of birds, flowers and fish made with a painter’s soft gradations rather than hard outlines, and many of them were sold abroad in his lifetime. He leaves the whole upper half of this sheet empty, so the two fish sit low in a tall field of cream, with only a small red seal in the lower left.

It is the most colorful of the koi prints, at home in a bedroom, a bathroom or a narrow wall, and it pairs with the leaping carp as the Koi Pair set.

Before and after

Left: the archive scan exactly as published. Right: the file that goes to the printer.

Red and Gray Carp: archive scan compared with the restored print

What we did to this scan

  1. Cropped by hand to the printed picture, the sheet's paper margins removed, and evenly to a 1:2 canvas by trimming a little plain sky, water or paper.
  2. Balanced the levels and took out the scanner’s color cast, keeping 75% of the paper’s age tone.
  3. Cleaned dust and specks picked up by the scanner.
  4. A light sharpen, so fine lines and lettering hold at large sizes.

About this particular sheet. Made from the Rijksmuseum’s photograph of the whole sheet, cropped by hand to the printed picture and evenly to a 1:2 canvas, trimming a little plain paper at the sides.

Every print is credited to its archive here and in your order confirmation. Paper tone and small imperfections of the original are kept on purpose; nothing is redrawn. How we restore.

Questions

What does the print show?
A red and white koi swims diagonally down the picture beside a gray carp, both seen from above, over pale blue bands of water. The upper half is open cream paper, and a small red seal sits low on the left.
Is this an original woodblock print?
No. It is a new print, made from the Rijksmuseum’s photograph of a woodblock impression in its collection. We never sell originals or antiques.
Where does the image come from?
From the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, which releases its photograph under Creative Commons Zero. Ohara Koson died in 1945, and the museum dates this impression 1900–1930, so the design is in the public domain. The museum’s record is linked on this page.
How is it made?
It is printed to order for you, in the finish you choose: a float frame canvas, a classic frame canvas, a stretched canvas, a rolled canvas or an acrylic panel. Both frames come in Black or Antique Gold. The size and finish picker shows which sizes each finish is made in.
Colors vary a little between screens and canvas. The previews are drawn, not photographed, and are a close match to the printed piece.

Every size, one wall

All 4 sizes of this print, side by side

To scale, framed, with a 5 ft 6 in figure for reference — so you can see the steps between sizes at a glance before you pick one above.

Left to right: 24×48 in · 20×40 in · 18×36 in · 12×24 in

Every size to scale on one wall, framed in Black, beside a 5 ft 6 in figure. Room photograph generated for scale; the figure is 5 ft 6 in.

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Size guide
5′6″ 12×16 in18×24 in24×36 in
SizeMetricBest for
12×24 in30×61 cmDesk, shelf, small wall, gallery groupings
18×36 in46×91 cmAbove a desk or console, hallway, bedroom
20×40 in51×102 cmOver a sofa or bed, statement wall, office
24×48 in61×122 cmOver a sofa or bed, statement wall, office

Sizes are the canvas size. A framed piece is a little larger than its canvas: add the frame.