Water Garden is a photograph by Jack Zulli which was uploaded on January 18th, 2013.
Water Garden
Koi ,Japanese: [koꜜi]) or more specifically nishikigoi, literally brocaded carp), are ornamental varieties of domesticated common carp... more
by Jack Zulli
Title
Water Garden
Artist
Jack Zulli
Medium
Photograph - Photography/painter/photoshop
Description
Koi ,Japanese: [koꜜi]) or more specifically nishikigoi, literally "brocaded carp"), are ornamental varieties of domesticated common carp (Cyprinus carpio) that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens.
Koi varieties are distinguished by coloration, patterning, and scalation. Some of the major colors are white, black, red, yellow, blue, and cream. The most popular category of koi is the Gosanke, which is made up of the Kohaku, Taisho Sanshoku, and Showa Sanshoku varieties.
The word koi comes from Japanese, simply meaning "carp". It includes both the dull grey fish and the brightly colored varieties. What are known as koi in English are referred to more specifically as nishikigoi in Japan (literally meaning "brocaded carp"). In Japanese, koi is a homophone for another word that means "affection" or "love"; koi are therefore symbols of love and friendship in Japan. The koi is also an often recurring symbol in Irezumi, the Japanese art of traditional tattooing.
Carp are a large group of fish originally found in Central Europe and Asia. Various carp species were originally domesticated in East Asia, where they were used as food fish. The ability of carp to survive and adapt to many climates and water conditions allowed the domesticated species to be propagated to many new locations, including Japan. Natural color mutations of these carp would have occurred across all populations. Carp were first bred for color mutations in China more than a thousand years ago, where selective breeding of the Prussian carp (Carassius gibelio) led to the development of the goldfish.
Uploaded
January 18th, 2013
Comments (84)
Kellice Swaggerty
I like the "flowing" quality of this wonderful work of art. The shapes and colors work together harmoniously with splendid results! l/f
Doug Kreuger
Beautiful Koi artwork, Jack! I like the iridescent glowing quality of the colors in this artwork! L&F
Usha Shantharam
Wow is all that I can say. The colors,the composition,the execution are all fantastic. Masterpiece Jack. Fav/voted.
I J T SON OF JESUS
This one is superb piece and the colors are wow as well as the texture. Well done and vote 73
Gem J Shimada
Psychedelic and fun feeling ~ the movement of the water is well expressed! Pretty Koi fish..