No matter what is depicted, putting a red seal as the finishing touch on a black and white painting is called adding an eye to this mythic beast
.... of German expressionist black and white, against which 
Anthony's red plaid... [DOC] [TLE] Netsuke: The Small Sculptures of Japan - Metropolitan Museum of Art [PAR] seals, and later medicine-which were difficult to .... Netsuke have depicted a 
multitude of subjects ... small sculptures called katabori, or "carving on all sides 
.... color from black to dark red, was employed .....