A work made of hanging scroll; ink, colors, and cut gold on silk.

The Bodhisattva Kannon, from the triptych Approach of the Amida Trinity

Unknown artist · Kamakura Period; mid–13th century

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Palette

Dark olive
42% of the image
Brown · text contrast 12.6:1

Tan
23% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.4:1

Honey
15% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 7.6:1

Bronze
11% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.4:1

Olive brown
7% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.3:1

Pine
2% of the image
Black · text contrast 13.4:1

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
Date: Kamakura Period; mid–13th century
Type: Painting
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink, colors, and cut gold on silk
Size: 138 × 50 cm (54 3/8 × 19 3/4 in.), 245 × 79 cm (with mount)
Place: Japan
Period: 13th century
Main colour: Brown · lightness 41, colourfulness 28

Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Kate S. Buckingham. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's is_public_domain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-29); image released under CC0. Licence rules

The Bodhisattva Kannon, from the triptych Approach of the Amida Trinity

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