A work made of hanging scroll; ink and colors on paper.

Wisteria Maiden

Unknown artist · c.1725

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Palette

Sepia
41% of the image
Brown · text contrast 8.9:1

Stone
26% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.8:1

Pale stone
19% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 11.5:1

Graphite
6% of the image
Black · text contrast 11.7:1

Chestnut
5% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.5:1

Silver
4% of the image
Grey · text contrast 9.4:1

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
Date: c.1725
Type: Painting
Medium: Hanging scroll; Ink and colors on paper
Place: Japan
Period: 18th century
Main colour: Brown · lightness 50, colourfulness 12

Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harold G. Henderson. 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

Wisteria Maiden

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