Kingyo (きんぎょ・金魚), Japanese for goldfish, is one of the most recognisable summer symbols in Japan, and is the star of the Kingyo Sukui (金魚すくい or 金魚掬い), an over 100 year old traditional goldfish scooping game that is often the feature event at the popular summer festivals throughout Japan.

Kingyo’s kanji characters of 金 (kin) for ‘gold’ and 魚 (gyo) for ‘fish’, originating from Chinese, give goldfish an auspicious significance. The character for ‘fish’ (魚) in Chinese is a homophone to 余 (yú), meaning ‘surplus’ or ‘in excess of’. This embodies kingyo as a symbol of inviting abundance of wealth and prosperity into your home.

The red and the shimmering golden colours of the goldfish, alongside the calming water blues and bright pond greens are synonymous with the ‘summer colours’ or 夏色 (natsu iro) in Japan. Our Kingyo print, as a part of our Japanese summer print collection, celebrates this marvellous, beautiful, and auspicious creature as the iconic symbol of the traditional Japanese warm, sunny, tranquil summer days.

This print is available in:
8 × 10 in / 20.3 × 25.4 cm
12 × 16 in / 30.5 × 40.6 cm
16 × 20 in / 40.64 × 50.8 cm
18 × 24 in / 45.7 × 61 cm
24 × 36 in / 61 × 91.5 cm

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Please note that the image composition varies slightly for each print size to allow for the proportionate distribution of the illustration elements.

Our prints are printed with bleed on a high-quality heavyweight 189g/m2 stock Epson Enhanced Matte Paper on a professional wide format Epson printer using 100-year lasting pigment ink technology.

Prints are packaged with care and shipped in a sturdy rigid protective envelope with a cardboard backing inside a clear sleeve for 8×10 prints, or in a kraft cardboard tube for larger size prints.

*Frame is not included. Our prints are offered in the most popular sizes and work well with IKEA or other ready-made local store frames.

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