Fishes
| Title | Fishes |
|---|---|
| Artist | Watanabe Seitei |
| Date | ca. 1887 19th century |
| Medium | Album leaf; ink and color on silk |
| Classification | Paintings |
| Origin | Japan Japan |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| 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 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Fishes” is a work by Watanabe Seitei, dated ca. 1887. It is executed in album leaf; ink and color on silk and classified as paintings. In this archive it sits within the marine & aquatic life tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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The artist
This work is attributed to Watanabe Seitei. Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.
The medium
Catalogued as paintings. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
The period
Dated to ca. 1887. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
The collection
Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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The wider subject
- Marine & aquatic life ThemeThe history of marine & aquatic life, illustrated
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