A work made of color woodblock print with metallic pigments; surimono shikishiban.

The Theater Outing

Totoya Hokkei · mid–1820s

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Palette

Ivory
83% of the image
Green · text contrast 13.8:1

Burnt orange
8% of the image
Orange · text contrast 6.3:1

Lemon
3% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 11.2:1

Khaki
2% of the image
Green · text contrast 5.6:1

Graphite
2% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.9:1

Apricot
1% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.0:1

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: Totoya Hokkei
Japanese, 1780–1850
Date: mid–1820s
Type: Print
Medium: Color woodblock print with metallic pigments; surimono shikishiban
Size: 21.6 × 18.9 cm (8 9/16 × 7 1/2 in.)
Place: Japan
Period: 19th century
Main colour: Green · lightness 83, colourfulness 19

Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection. Museum record. Public domain. United States: Art Institute of Chicago marks it public domain (is_public_domain = True). Europe: Artist died 1858: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1929. Last checked 2026-10-31 (is_public_domain: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

The Theater Outing

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