Fishes Swimming

Seki Shūkō

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a group of gray fish swimming in water. The fish have darker gray scales. Seven fish are visible. The background of the painting is a gray color, representing water, with ripples around the fish. On the right side of the painting, there is a column of black Japanese characters, with two red seals below them. The painting is framed by a brown border with a floral pattern. A small white rectangle with black text is in the bottom-right corner. The artist's name, Seki Shūkō, and the title, Fishes Swimming, are associated with this image.