Sketch of a Priest

Hanabusa Itchō · 17th to 18th century

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Palette

Parchment
60% of the image
Green · text contrast 12.6:1

Biscuit
24% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 9.7:1

Green earth
7% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.4:1

Taupe
5% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.4:1

Khaki
3% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.9:1

Graphite
2% of the image
Brown · text contrast 11.1:1

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: Hanabusa Itchō
Japanese, 1652-1724
Date: 17th to 18th century
Type: Painting
Medium: Ink on paper
Place: Japan
Main colour: Green · lightness 76, colourfulness 19

Art Institute of Chicago, Purchase Account Japanese Prints. Purchased from Felix Tikotin.. 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

Sketch of a Priest

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