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
Various fish, including sturgeon-like forms and a ray, swimming in light blue water
Detailed Description
A vertical rectangular painting features several aquatic creatures against a pale, light blue background. The background suggests water with subtle, lighter wavy lines indicating currents. In the upper right, a single fish with visible scales and a rounded body swims left. Below and to its left, a light gray ray, flat and diamond-shaped with a long tail, also faces left. Dominating the center are two long, slender fish with pointed snouts and armored bodies, resembling sturgeon, swimming diagonally from the upper right towards the lower left. They are dark gray with lighter undersides. A third, fainter, similar long fish is partially visible further down and to the left, suggesting depth. In the lower right, a flat, oval-shaped fish, similar to a flounder, with both eyes on one side of its head, faces left. In the upper right corner, vertical black calligraphic text is present, alongside a circular red seal containing more characters.
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