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

The Buddha Preaching the “Perfection of Wisdom” (Prajnaparamita) Sutra

Unknown artist · 14th century

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Soot
56% of the image
Black · text contrast 15.1:1

Sepia
25% of the image
Brown · text contrast 9.7:1

Raw umber
9% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.2:1

Bronze
4% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.8:1

Olive brown
4% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.7:1

Walnut
2% of the image
Brown · text contrast 12.1:1

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: Unknown artist
Japanese
Date: 14th century
Type: Painting
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink, colors, and gold on silk
Size: 182.8 × 69.8 cm (72 × 27 1/2 in.)
Place: Japan
Period: 13th century
Main colour: Black · lightness 24, colourfulness 12

Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Eleanor Coon Briggs in memory of her husband, William Allen Briggs. 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 Buddha Preaching the “Perfection of Wisdom” (Prajnaparamita) Sutra

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