Untitled
The Met
Artist: Seki Shūkō(Japanese, 1858–1915)
Date: ca. 1890–92
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Album leaf; silk
Dimensions: 13 1/2 x 10 7/8 in. (34.3 x 27.6 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
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Brief Description
A large school of small, light-colored fish swirling on a pale background with faint plants
Detailed Description
The artwork is a vertical rectangular image with a pale, light gray background, bordered by a narrow, textured gold frame. A large school of small, light-colored fish is the central subject, occupying the majority of the canvas. The fish, depicted with subtle shading in light gray and white tones, are uniformly small, each measuring approximately one to two inches in length. They are arranged in a swirling formation, with the densest cluster located in the lower-center. From this central point, the fish fan out and upward in a broad, counter-clockwise arc. Faint, broad, curved brushstrokes in a slightly darker gray suggest water currents or a vortex, particularly in the upper right and central areas, mirroring the fish's motion. In the lower portion of the image, beneath the main concentration of fish, sparse, delicate brushstrokes in a pale green-gray resemble underwater plants or reeds. In the bottom left corner, vertical text in dark ink is visible, followed by a square red seal. The text reads: "利 琇 拙 江 畫".
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