Prostitute as the Daoist Immortal Kinkō riding on a carp, c. 1768, Suzuki Harunobu, Japanese, 1725 - 1770, 27 3/16 × 4 5/8 in. (69 × 11.7 cm) (image, sheet, hashira-e), Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan, 18th century, The Taoist immortal Kinkō is said to have been fond of fish, and to have passed his days making paintings of them. On his 200th birthday, a great carp appeared which took Kinkō on a sightseeing tour of the waterways. He returned carrying a Buddhist scroll exhorting humankind to refrain from harming fish. Ukiyo-e artists updated the Kinkō theme by transforming the wizened old sage into a beautiful prostitute.