Untitled
The Met
Artist: Watanabe Seitei(Japanese, 1851–1918)
Date: ca. 1887
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: 13 7/8 x 10 1/2 in. (35.2 x 26.7 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
Two fish swim beneath leafy branches with small white flowers on a light background
Detailed Description
The artwork is a vertical composition featuring two fish swimming in a light environment, with foliage hanging from the top right. The background is a pale, uniform color. In the upper right quadrant, a cluster of green leaves on thin branches extends downwards and to the left. The leaves are depicted in varying shades of muted green, some appearing lighter and more translucent than others. Small, delicate white flowers with five petals are interspersed among the leaves. Some leaves and branches are also faintly visible below the main cluster. Below the foliage, in the central and lower-central part of the image, two fish swim. The upper fish is positioned slightly above and to the right of the lower fish. Both fish are depicted with light, muted grey-brown bodies, showing subtle shading to indicate their form. Their fins are visible, and their eyes are small dark points. The fish appear to be swimming towards the left side of the frame. In the bottom right corner, there is a vertical inscription of characters in dark ink, accompanied by a small, square red seal.
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