A work made of one of a pair of hanging scrolls (with 1985.1); ink and color on silk.

Ariwara no Narihira's Journey East

Sukoku Ko · late 18th century

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Palette

Bronze
38% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.8:1

Sand
17% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.5:1

Bistre
16% of the image
Black · text contrast 11.6:1

Biscuit
11% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 10.0:1

Raw umber
9% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.9:1

Khaki
8% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.4:1

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: Sukoku Ko
Japanese, 1730-1804
Date: late 18th century
Type: Painting
Medium: One of a pair of hanging scrolls (with 1985.1); 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 50, colourfulness 25

Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Leo S. 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

Ariwara no Narihira's Journey East

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