Untitled
The Met
Artist: Seki Shūkō(Japanese, 1858–1915)
Date: ca. 1890–92
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Album leaf; silk
Dimensions: 13 5/8 x 10 3/4 in. (34.6 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
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Brief Description
Four pale shrimp and sparse aquatic plants on a subtly textured background with vertical calligraphy
Detailed Description
The artwork depicts four shrimp amidst sparse aquatic plants on a light, muted background. The overall color palette is soft, dominated by pale grays, light greens, and subtle pinkish-brown tones for the shrimp. The background is a pale, almost off-white or very light gray, with a visible fabric-like texture. Four shrimp are distributed across the central and lower portions of the composition. They are depicted with segmented bodies, long antennae, and multiple legs. Their bodies are a light, muted pinkish-brown or grayish-pink, with darker outlines and subtle shading that suggests volume. The top-most shrimp is positioned in the upper right quadrant, facing left and slightly downwards. Below and to the left of this shrimp, another shrimp is oriented diagonally, facing towards the lower left. In the lower left quadrant, a third shrimp faces towards the upper right. The fourth shrimp is in the lower right quadrant, facing towards the upper left. All shrimp have dark, small eyes. Their antennae are very long and delicate, extending significantly beyond their bodies. Scattered around and between the shrimp are clusters of thin, wispy aquatic plants. These plants are rendered in a light, muted green or gray-green, with fine, feathery fronds. They appear to be floating. The plants are more concentrated in the lower half of the image, forming a loose, organic pattern. In the upper right corner, there is vertical text written in dark ink, followed by a red seal. The image has a narrow, light gold border with a subtle patterned texture along its edges.
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