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

Hibiscus and Magpies

Yamamoto Baiitsu · 1847

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Palette

Pale stone
63% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 9.9:1

Tan
21% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.4:1

Warm grey
9% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.9:1

Fawn
3% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.2:1

Silver
2% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.0:1

Iron
1% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.3:1

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: Yamamoto Baiitsu
Japanese, 1783-1856
Date: 1847
Type: Painting
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Size: 129.5 × 44.5 cm (51 × 17 1/8 in.); Overall: 201.8 × 61 cm (83 × 24 in.)
Place: Japan
Period: 19th century
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 68, colourfulness 16

Art Institute of Chicago, William Wood Prince 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

Hibiscus and Magpies

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