painting

Date1942-1945

Mediumpaper, watercolor

Dimensions11 x 15 1/4 in. (27.9 x 38.7 cm)

ClassificationsFine Arts

Credit LineJapanese American National Museum

Object number2015.100.34

DescriptionHorizontal watercolor painting of 2 red-orange goldfish. The fish to the right is a side view with detail of eye and mouth in black. The fish to the left is a top view with side fins extending beside the body. 2 eyes are painted black. In the center is a wide horizontal wash of pale green-gray. Light sage green plants are shown diagonally across the painting. In LR corner is Japanese characters in black ink and 2 small square black hanko stamps.