Untitled
The Met
Artist: Seki Shūkō(Japanese, 1858–1915)
Date: Summer, 1891
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: 14 3/4 x 11 1/4 in. (37.5 x 28.6 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
Three fish swim in rippled blue-gray water with dark vertical elements and script
Detailed Description
Three fish swim in a body of water, rendered in shades of light blue-gray and white. The overall composition is vertical, with the water filling most of the frame. The background is a light, textured beige border. The water itself is a soft, muted blue-gray, with lighter areas and darker, more defined ripples and swirls. These ripples are most prominent around the fish and the dark vertical elements. Three fish are positioned diagonally across the image. The top fish is smaller and positioned towards the upper left. The middle fish is larger and located slightly below and to the right of the top fish, oriented towards the left. The bottom fish is the largest and is positioned in the lower-middle, oriented towards the left. All fish are depicted with light gray bodies, visible scales, and fins, with darker accents on their heads and tails. Their forms are slightly blurred. Several dark, vertical elements are scattered throughout the water. One prominent, thick, dark gray element extends diagonally from the lower right towards the center. Another thinner, dark gray element is to its left. A smaller, dark gray element is visible in the upper left. In the upper right corner, there is vertical script written in dark ink, accompanied by two red square seals. The script is composed of several lines of characters. The first line from the right appears to read "辛卯仲夏", followed by "神田幽閑書". Below this, there are two red square seals, one above the other, with illegible characters.
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