A work made of opaque watercolor and gold on cotton.

Bodhisattva Maitreya Surrounded By His Retinue

Unknown artist · 16th century

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Palette

Chestnut
30% of the image
Brown · text contrast 8.1:1

Raw umber
22% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.4:1

Sepia
18% of the image
Brown · text contrast 9.3:1

Graphite
15% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.3:1

Brick
10% of the image
Red · text contrast 7.9:1

Olive brown
4% of the image
Green · text contrast 6.7:1

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Artist: Unknown artist
Southern Tibet
Date: 16th century
Type: Painting
Medium: Opaque watercolor and gold on cotton
Size: 50.2 × 39.7 cm (19 3/4 × 15 5/8 in.)
Place: Tibet
Period: 16th century
Main colour: Brown · lightness 34, colourfulness 24

Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Marilynn B. Alsdorf. 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

Bodhisattva Maitreya Surrounded By His Retinue

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