Ukiyo-e 10, KH-4, Handbag - Hokusai, Carp in a WaterfallUkiyo e Bag Carp in a Waterfall. Art inspires fashion Exotic style fashion. Ukiyo e (Japanese, meaning "Pictures of the Floating World"). Ukiyo e depicts and records the life of Japanese people in the Edo period. It represents Japanese art of 17 19 centuries. Carp in a Waterfall Does carp swim upstream against the flow? This is an interesting question. Salmon is a typical case of swim against the water flow. When salmon return from the ocean, they