Golden six-paneled screen painted with blue mountains and whispy dark green trees, a red structure with figures at left.

The Gathering at the Orchid Pavilion (front); Geese among Reeds (back)

Noguchi Shōhin · 1900

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Palette

Sand
70% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.4:1

Stone
15% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.3:1

Raw umber
6% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.4:1

Chalk
4% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 16.1:1

Iron
4% of the image
Brown · text contrast 9.1:1

Silver
1% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.8:1

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Artist: Noguchi Shōhin
Japanese, 1847-1917
Date: 1900
Type: Painting
Medium: Pair of six-panel screens; ink, colors, and gold on silk (front); ink and silver on paper (back)
Size: Each: 182.5 × 391 cm (71 7/8 × 153 15/16 in.)
Place: Japan
Period: 19th century
Themes: Birds
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 64, colourfulness 28

Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Roger L. Weston. 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

The Gathering at the Orchid Pavilion (front); Geese among Reeds (back)

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