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A work made of one of a pair of hanging scrolls (with 1992.172); ink and color on silk.

Ariwara no Narihira's Journey East

Sukoku Ko · late 18th century

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Palette

Bistre
 26% of the image
Black · text contrast 12.0:1
Khaki
 20% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.6:1
Sepia
 19% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.4:1
Sand
 19% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.4:1
Biscuit
 10% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 11.1:1
Green earth
 6% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.6:1

Colours measured by this site from the museum image (k-means in CIELAB). Names are the nearest in our own list and describe how the colour looks, not the pigment. Text on each chip uses whichever of black or white contrasts more (WCAG ratio shown). How

Details

Artist
Sukoku Ko
Japanese, 1730-1804
Date
late 18th century
Type
Painting
Medium
One of a pair of hanging scrolls (with 1992.172); Ink and color on silk
Size
124 × 39 cm (48 7/8 × 15 3/8 in.)
Place
Japan
Period
18th century
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 48, colourfulness 18

Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. Leo Guthman. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's is_public_domain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

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