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Fish in Summer and Autumn

Maruyama Ōkyo

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows two vertical scrolls side by side. Each scroll has a beige top section with two cream-colored hanging strips. The main section of each scroll features a central beige rectangle with a brown speckled border. The left scroll depicts a thin branch with pink flowers extending from the top left corner over a body of water, with three fish swimming. The right scroll shows a large rock in the water with a plant featuring white flowers on top, and a few pink and purple flowers. The bottom of each scroll has a beige section. The background behind the scrolls is black. The works are titled "Fish in Summer and Autumn" and are by Maruyama Ōkyo.

Artwork details

Date:
1785
Medium:
Pair of hanging scrolls; ink, gold, and color on silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
420 × 625 px
Museum record:
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