Title: Heron under Willow (R); Winter Peony (L)
Object type: Hanging scrolls
Date: early 20th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Meiji (1868–1912) or Taishō (1912–26) period
Artist:  Watanabe Seitei 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1851–1918
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Pair of hanging scrolls: ink and color on silk
Dimensions: Image (right): 42 1/2 × 12 5/8 in. (108 × 32 cm)
Overall with mounting (right): 76 9/16 × 17 5/8 in. (194.5 × 44.8 cm)
Overall with knobs (right): 76 9/16 × 19 5/8 in. (194.5 × 49.8 cm)
Image (left): 42 7/16 × 12 5/8 in. (107.8 × 32 cm)
Overall with mounting (left): 76 7/16 × 17 5/8 in. (194.2 × 44.8 cm)
Overall with knobs (left): 76 7/16 × 19 1/2 in. (194.2 × 49.5 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2025
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY