Title: A Carp Ascending a Waterfall
Object type: Hanging scroll
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)
Artist:  Shibata Zeshin 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1807–1891
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: Image: 59 1/8 × 13 7/8 in. (150.2 × 35.2 cm)
Overall with mounting: 59 1/8 × 13 7/8 in. (150.2 × 35.2 cm)
Overall with knobs: 60 × 15 7/8 in. (152.4 × 40.3 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2019
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Fish, term: Waterfalls