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 3/4 in. (34.3 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
AI GeneratedVisual Summary
Brief Description
A flatfish, a slender fish, and a ray swim above shells and seaweed
Detailed Description
The artwork is a vertical rectangular image depicting marine life against a light blue-gray background, framed by a narrow gold border with a subtle pattern. In the upper left, a dark gray flatfish with visible scales swims horizontally, angled slightly downwards towards the left. Below and to its right, a lighter gray, slender fish with fins and a pointed head swims horizontally towards the right. In the lower right quadrant, a small, dark gray ray with a rounded body and a thin tail rests or swims close to the bottom, facing left. The lower portion of the image shows a seabed rendered with light green-gray, feathery seaweed-like plants. Among the plants, two shells are visible: one is a light gray spiral shell in the lower left, and the other is an elongated, darker gray shell to its right. On the far right side of the image, a vertical column of black characters is present, with two square red seals positioned directly below the text.
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