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
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Brief Description
Three reddish-orange and white goldfish swim among faint green aquatic plants on a light background
Detailed Description
This vertical painting depicts three goldfish swimming amidst sparse aquatic plants on a light, almost white background. The background has a subtle vertical texture, suggesting paper or silk. The goldfish are rendered with soft washes of reddish-orange and white, giving them a translucent appearance. The largest goldfish is positioned in the lower right, facing towards the lower left. It has a reddish-orange head and body with white highlights, and a large, fanned, flowing tail that is predominantly white with pinkish hues. Above and slightly to its left, a smaller goldfish, mostly reddish-orange, swims horizontally, facing right. Its fins are also fine and flowing. In the upper left quadrant, a third goldfish, appearing mostly white with faint reddish-pink patches, swims towards the right. Scattered throughout the lower half and extending into the upper left are faint, light green, feathery aquatic plants, rendered with delicate brushstrokes. In the bottom right corner, below the largest goldfish, there is a vertical inscription of black characters next to a small, square red seal.
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