A work made of pair six-panel screens; ink, colors, and gold on paper.

Rebirth of the Nun Anyo

Unknown artist · early 18th century

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Palette

Soot
50% of the image
Black · text contrast 15.0:1

Sepia
15% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.5:1

Taupe
12% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.4:1

Pearl grey
11% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.9:1

Ash
9% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.4:1

Bronze
3% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.6:1

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: early 18th century
Type: Painting
Medium: Pair six-panel screens; ink, colors, and gold on paper
Size: 151.5 × 373 cm (59 5/8 × 147 in.)
Place: Japan
Period: 18th century
Main colour: Black · lightness 35, colourfulness 6

Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by the Joseph and Helen Regenstein Foundation. 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

Rebirth of the Nun Anyo

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