Suido Bridge and Surugadai (Suidobashi Surugadai), No. 48 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 1857

The large carp celebrating a young boys festival around samurai household of a boy of the age six or seven. The significance of the carp so large in the print so apparent it makes you wonder importance shape and composition of the carps. The print in a moment in time signifies the photography lens in a perspective that the carps leads your eye onward towards the town and mountain. While altogether you see is there in front of your face taking in its strong appearance and overall shape also while leading your eyes to the smaller carps within the background.

Vanessa Carlos