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Three Fishes and a Branch

Seki Shūkō

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Three long, slender fish with gray scales and pointed snouts are depicted swimming around a branch. The fish have large eyes and forked tails. Two fish are positioned in front and one behind, with the front two overlapping. A branch with sparse leaves and a few small buds extends from the bottom-left to the center. The background is a light beige color with a thin gold border around the edges. There are several lines of Japanese text written vertically on the right side, accompanied by two small red stamps.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1890–92
Medium
Album leaf; silk
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
509 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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