Untitled
The Met
Artist: Kawanabe Kyōsai 河鍋暁斎(Japanese, 1831–1889)
Date: ca. 1887
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: 14 1/8 x 10 3/4 in. (35.9 x 27.3 cm)
Credit Line: Charles Stewart Smith Collection, Gift of Mrs. Charles Stewart Smith, Charles Stewart Smith Jr., and Howard Caswell Smith, in memory of Charles Stewart Smith, 1914
Visual Descriptions
AI GeneratedVisual Summary
Brief Description
Several fish swimming in swirling water with concentric ripples and smaller fish
Detailed Description
A vertical image shows fish swimming in water, framed by a thin gold border. The background is a light, muted gray. Two large fish dominate the central area, positioned horizontally. The upper large fish, dark gray with lighter scales and fins, faces left, its head and a prominent eye visible. Below it, another large fish, similar in color and detail, faces right, its head and eye also clearly depicted. Both large fish are partially obscured by concentric, light gray ripples that emanate outwards. Scattered around the larger fish, particularly in the upper half of the composition, are several smaller, lighter gray fish. These smaller fish are depicted swimming in various directions, some following the curve of the ripples. Faint, wavy lines, rendered in a slightly darker gray, are visible throughout the water, especially in the lower portion. The color palette is largely monochromatic, utilizing various shades of gray, black, and white, with subtle hints of light brown or tan in the fish scales. In the lower right corner, vertical black characters are visible, followed by a red square seal containing more characters.
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