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A Poem from the Shin Kokinshu with Design of Shinobugusa Grasses

Kôetsu · 1605-10

Palette

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

Kôetsu
Japanese, 1558-1637

Date

1605-10

Type

Painting

Medium

Fragment of a handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll; ink, gold, silver-colored pigment, and mica on paper

Size

33.6 × 44.5 cm (13 1/4 × 17 1/2 in.); With mounting: 121.6 × 57.5 cm (47 7/8 × 22 5/8 in.); Including lower roller: H.: 62.9 cm (24 3/4 in.)

Place

Japan

Period

17th century

Main colour

White & cream · lightness 80, colourfulness 12

Art Institute of Chicago, Louise Lutz Estate; through prior gift of the Estate of Clara Douglas; purchased with funds provided bys of Frances and Edward Blair, Heather B. and Richard Black, George and Roberta Mann, Mr. and Mrs. James E. Breece III. 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