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
Two pale, eel-like fish intertwined with mushrooms and pine needles on a light background
Detailed Description
The artwork is a vertical rectangular composition featuring two pale, elongated, eel-like fish, a cluster of mushrooms, and a sparse bed of pine needles, all set against a plain, light beige background. The two fish are positioned in the upper-center, their bodies curving downwards and intertwining. The upper fish has its head facing left, with a small, dark eye and a subtle pinkish hue on its head, transitioning to a light beige body. Its body curves to the right and then down. The second fish is positioned slightly below and behind the first, also with its head facing left, mirroring the first's features. Its body intertwines with the lower portion of the first fish's tail. Both fish exhibit delicate, feathery fins along their undersides, rendered in a slightly darker, grayish-brown tone. Below the intertwined fish, a cluster of approximately five to six mushrooms is arranged. These mushrooms have thick, light beige stems and rounded, dark brown or grayish-brown caps, some appearing partially open. They are nestled among a scattering of fine, light green or grayish-blue pine needles, which form a delicate base for the composition. The background is a uniform, light beige with a subtle texture. In the upper right corner, there is a vertical column of black calligraphic characters, followed by two red square seals, one directly below the text and another slightly below and to the right. The characters read: 利勝池江香.
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