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A work made of color woodblock print; oban.

Kagero: Akushichibei Kagekiyo, from the series "Japanese and Chinese Comparisons for the Chapters of Genji (Wakan nazorae Genji)"

Utagawa Kuniyoshi · 1855

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Palette

Graphite
 31% of the image
Black · text contrast 11.4:1
Tan
 29% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.9:1
Warm grey
 15% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.8:1
Spruce
 15% of the image
Green · text contrast 7.0:1
Brick
 5% of the image
Red · text contrast 6.3:1
Prussian blue
 5% of the image
Blue · text contrast 12.8:1

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

Details

Artist
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Japanese, 1797–1861
Date
1855
Type
Print
Medium
Color woodblock print; oban
Place
Japan
Period
19th century
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 42, colourfulness 18

Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Fischer Fund. Museum record. Public domain. United States: Art Institute of Chicago marks it public domain (is_public_domain = True). Europe: Artist died 1861: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1932. Last checked 2026-10-31 (is_public_domain: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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