Boy's Day Carp Streamer and Shoki Banner. Artist: Kawanabe Kyosai (Japanese, 1831-1889). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 37 1/4 × 14 1/8 in. (94.6 × 35.8 cm)Overall with mounting: 73 × 19 1/4 in. (185.4 × 48.9 cm)Overall with knobs: 73 × 21 1/8 in. (185.4 × 53.7 cm). Date: before 1870.On Boys' Day, the fifth day of the fifth month, families displayed carp streamers and images of the demon-queller Shoki, painted in red to protect the household against disease; the rooster symbolizes honesty and fortitude. Kawanabe Kyosai was renowned for his witty, humorous depictions of people, birds, and animals of all varieties. Once arrested for a caricature mocking the government, he became one of the most popular artists of his day. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.