Princess Koi Scales by Mae Waite Surfboard Print
Princess Koi Scales Metal Surfboard Print is a richly layered work of art that rewards every close look. Wahine artist Mae Waite renders a koi fish in intimate, painterly detail — the fish's white and red face filling the frame, its large eye catching the light, delicate gold and silver scales shimmering across its body — all set against an elaborate background of patterned fabrics, feathers, and decorative elements in deep blue, orange, red, and gold. It is a composition that draws equally from Japanese artistic tradition and Hawaiian creative sensibility, and the result is something genuinely unlike anything else in the collection.
Also known as a koi fish art print, Japanese-influenced Hawaiian wall art, or decorative koi illustration metal print, this piece speaks to the deep cultural thread connecting Hawaiʻi and Japan — a relationship woven into the islands' history, cuisine, language, and art for generations. The koi has long been a symbol of perseverance, strength, and transformation in Japanese culture, and Waite's treatment gives the fish a presence that feels both ancient and contemporary. The intricate layering of pattern, texture, and color in the background gives the composition a depth that makes it feel three-dimensional even before it's printed on metal. Printed using dye-sublimation technology onto a specialty cut ChromaLuxe aluminum panel shaped like a surfboard, every scale, every pattern, and every subtle color shift in Waite's illustration comes alive with a clarity and luminosity that elevates the piece into something extraordinary.
Princess Koi Scales — MW007 is available in twelve sizes across both landscape and portrait orientations: landscape in 21"×9", 36"×12", 44"×11", 48"×16", 54"×18", and 60"×20", and portrait in 9"×21", 12"×36", 11"×44", 16"×48", 18"×54", and 20"×60". Each print comes ready to hang with eyelets included. A centerpiece piece for any wall that wants something genuinely special.
Every print is locally produced in Kapolei, HI — made with aloha, right here in Hawaiʻi.
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