A work made of hanging scroll; ink and color on paper.

Courtesan

Unknown artist · 1750/75

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Palette

Sand
62% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 9.2:1

Tan
26% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.5:1

Crimson
6% of the image
Red · text contrast 6.4:1

Pale blue-grey
3% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.1:1

Warm grey
2% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.8:1

Brick
1% of the image
Red · text contrast 5.2:1

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

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Artist: Unknown artist
Japanese, 17th century
Date: 1750/75
Type: Painting
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Size: 77.2 × 30.2 cm (30 3/8 × 11 7/8 in.), including mount and knobs: 164.4 × 48 cm (64 3/4 × 18 15/16 in.)
Place: Japan
Period: 18th century
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 65, colourfulness 29

Art Institute of Chicago, Samuel M. Nickerson Endowment. 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

Courtesan

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