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 7/8 in. (34.6 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
Four various fish swimming in light blue water with subtle waves
Detailed Description
A vertical composition depicts four fish against a light, subtly wavy background. The background is a pale blue-grey, with faint, undulating lines suggesting water. In the upper central area, a light grey, disc-shaped fish with small, pointed fins on its back and underside swims, facing slightly left. Below and to its right, a larger, elongated fish with a lizard-like head and prominent dorsal and ventral fins is depicted. Its body is light grey with visible scales, and it swims horizontally, facing right. In the lower left, a smaller, silvery-grey fish with a flat, oval body and pointed fins swims, facing left. To its right, in the lower central area, a reddish-brown fish with a spiky dorsal fin and a rounder body swims, facing right. In the bottom right corner, there are two columns of dark, vertical characters, followed by two red square seals.
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