Traditional Japanese Art for a Bright Future "Signs of Good Fortune" from the collection of Susan Tosk

Fukusa, two facing carp

embroidery, gold and silver couch thread, glass eyes, on satin
37 x 27 in

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unsigned, 1850-1900

Carp are auspicious fish. As in the Chinese legend, when they swim up the falls, they become dragons.

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