Otters Swimming

Seki Shūkō

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a painting of three otters swimming in water. The otters are gray and have their heads above water. The otter on the left is the largest, with its head turned to the right and mouth open. The middle otter faces right, and the top otter faces left, with its tail curving upward. The background is a grayish-brown color with wavy lines, resembling water. There is a vertical line of black Japanese characters on the right side, accompanied by two red seals below them. The painting has a gold border around the edges. The title of the painting is "Otters Swimming" and the artist is "Seki Shūkō".